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Dale’s principle acetylcholine serotonin dopamine inactivation neurotransmitter release neuropeptide gamma-aminobutyric acid gonad-stimulating substance hormone protein lipid carboxylic acid hydrocarbon heterocyclic compound organosulfur compound nucleic acid carbohydrate steroid organometallic compound

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Thomas C. Südhof

German-American neuroscientist

Greengard, Paul

Paul Greengard

American neurobiologist

Arvid Carlsson

Swedish pharmacologist