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Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins

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Definition: Membrane transport proteins found predominately in NEURONS and neuroendocrine cells that facilitate neurotransmitter transport. They include two distinct families of proteins that transport NEUROTRANSMITTERS across the PLASMA MEMBRANE and that transport NEUROTRANSMITTERS into SECRETORY VESICLES.     
Examples Plasma Membrane Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins; Vesicular Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins 		Other names Transporters, Neurotransmitter; Transporter Proteins, Neurotransmitter; Transport Proteins, Neurotransmitter; Neurotransmitter Transporter Proteins; Neurotransmitter Transporters
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Ntl protein, Drosophila  0   *Drosophila Proteins *Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins. PLoS One 2011;6(1):e16275
Slc6a14 protein, rat  0   *Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins. FASEB J 2006 Dec;20(14):2544-6

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