RT Book, Section A1 Kandel, Eric R. A1 Koester, John D. A1 Mack, Sarah H. A1 Siegelbaum, Steven A. SR Print(0) ID 1180641110 T1 Neurotransmitters T2 Principles of Neural Science, 6e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781259642234 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180641110 RD 2024/10/05 AB CHEMICAL SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION can be divided into four steps: (1) synthesis and storage of a transmitter substance, (2) release of the transmitter, (3) interaction of the transmitter with receptors at the postsynaptic membrane, and (4) removal of the transmitter from the synapse. In the previous chapters, we considered steps 2 and 3. We now turn to the initial and final steps of chemical synaptic transmission: the synthesis and storage of transmitter molecules and their removal from the synaptic cleft after synaptic action.