26. Trophic transmitters

    1 - Development of energy metabolism
    2 - Trophic control of development
    3 - Neuropeptides
    4 - Excitatory and inhibitory functions
    6 - Neural plasticity
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In addition to early myelination, aerobic metabolism develops earlier in the inferior
colliculi than in other parts of the brain.  This high metabolic activity may be
involved in production of trophic transmitters that will guide maturation of higher
cortical areas of the brain.  Serotonin (5-hydoxytryptamine, or 5-HT), gamma
amino butyric acid (GABA), enkephalin peptides, and amino acids such as glycine
may also beimportant factors in brain development and neural plasticity.
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