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Muscarinic M1, M3, Nicotinic,GABAA and GABAB Receptor ...

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CONTENTS<br />

INTRODUCTION 1<br />

OBJECTIVES OF THE PRESENT STUDY 8<br />

LITERATURE REVIEW 10<br />

Hypoglycemia <strong>and</strong> brain 12<br />

Glucose homeostasis <strong>and</strong> pancreas 14<br />

Brain neurotransmitters <strong>and</strong> diabetes 17<br />

Brain neurotransmitters <strong>and</strong> hypoglycemia 19<br />

Cholinergic regulation of glucose homeostasis 20<br />

Acetylcholine 20<br />

Cholinergic Innervation 21<br />

<strong>Muscarinic</strong> receptors 23<br />

Classification of <strong>Muscarinic</strong> receptors 23<br />

<strong>Muscarinic</strong> <strong>M1</strong> receptor 24<br />

<strong>Muscarinic</strong> M2 receptor 25<br />

<strong>Muscarinic</strong> <strong>M3</strong> receptor 26<br />

<strong>Muscarinic</strong> M4 receptor 26<br />

<strong>Muscarinic</strong> M5 receptor 27<br />

Signal transduction by muscarinic activation 28<br />

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate 28<br />

Phospholipase C 29<br />

<strong>Nicotinic</strong> <strong>Receptor</strong>s 29<br />

GABA regulation of glucose homeostasis 30<br />

GABA <strong>Receptor</strong>s 31<br />

<strong>GABAA</strong> <strong>Receptor</strong>s 32<br />

<strong>GABAB</strong> <strong>Receptor</strong>s 33

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