neurotransmitter metabolic process

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0042133

The chemical reactions and pathways involving neurotransmitters, any of a group of substances that are released on excitation from the axon terminal of a presynaptic neuron of the central or peripheral nervous system and travel across the synaptic cleft to either excite or inhibit the target cell. [ GOC:jl ]

Synonyms: neurotransmitter metabolism

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goslim_pir

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biological_process

GO:0042133

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_4895

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regulation of neurotransmitter levels
cellular metabolic process
not (in taxon some Schizosaccharomyces)
in taxon some (not Schizosaccharomyces)