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The Different Types of Neurotransmitters
At least 100 genes have been identified that code for different receptors. Most neurotransmitters interact with both types of receptors. Metaphotropic, G-protein coupled ones are slow, indirect, and neuromodulatory. One situation where ionotropic receptors actually use a second messenger is they open a calcium channel.