OVERVIEW
Neuron Structure
Neuron-to-Neuron Communication
AXON
AXON NORMAL FUNCTION
Signal Transmission Stages Overview
Resting Stage
Depolarization Stage
Repolarization Stage
Direction of Travel Across All Stages
PYRETHROID TOXICITY
Pyrethroid Inhibition of Sodium / Potassium ATPases
Pyrethroid Prolonged Opening of Sodium Channel
SYNAPSE
SYNAPSE NORMAL FUNCTION
Signal Transmission Stages Overview
Action Potential Arrives at Synapse and Calcium Channels Open
Neurotransmitters are Released
Neurotransmitters’ Release is Ceased
Neurotransmitters Bind to Ion Channels
ORGANOPHOSPHATE TOXICITY
Irreversible Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase by Organophosphate Insecticides
Reversible Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase by Carbamate Insecticides
NEONICOTINOID TOXICITY
Overstimulation of Ion Channels by Neonicotinoid Insecticides
AXON + SYNAPSE
DDT TOXICITY
DDT Inhibition of Sodium/Potassium ATPases
DDT Interference with Calcium Ions
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