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Neurotransmitter vs Neurochemistry - What's the difference?

neurotransmitter | neurochemistry |

As nouns the difference between neurotransmitter and neurochemistry

is that neurotransmitter is neurotransmitter while neurochemistry is (biochemistry) the branch of neuroscience concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.

neurotransmitter

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.
  • Hyponyms

    * See also

    See also

    * acetylcholine * adenosine triphosphate * serotonin * dopamine * norepinephrine

    neurochemistry

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (biochemistry) The branch of neuroscience concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system