A 58-year-old women suffering from insomnia a hypnotic drug that increases the activity of a major neurotransmitter system in the brain. Which of the following neurotransmitter systems was most likely involved in the therapeutic action of that drug? a. Dopaminergic b. Endorphinergic. c. Noradrenergic d. Cholinergic e. GABAergic f. Glutamatergic

A 58-year-old women suffering from insomnia a hypnotic drug that increases the activity of a major neurotransmitter system in the brain. Which of the following neurotransmitter systems was most likely involved in the therapeutic action of that drug? a. Dopaminergic b. Endorphinergic. c. Noradrenergic d. Cholinergic e. GABAergic f. Glutamatergic

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