QUIZ
Launch ↗ Caffeine Simulation
Caffeine is usually summed up as keeping you awake, which skips the cell signaling behind it. Here one neuron and one person move through a day together.
Launch InteractiveTopics covered
- ATP breakdown and adenosine
- Reception, transduction and cellular response
- Ligand binding site specificity
- Competitive antagonism at receptors
- Adenylyl cyclase and cAMP as a second messenger
- Caffeine half-life and clearance
- Receptor number, tolerance and withdrawal
- Sleep pressure and clearing adenosine overnight
Educational Resources
Student Handouts
AP / College Student HandoutDownload PDF
