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autoreceptor

autoreceptor noun: a receptor, situated in the terminal of a presynaptic nerve cell, that is sensitive to neurotransmitters released by the neuron in whose membrane the autoreceptor sits.

autoreceptor: a receptor, situated in the terminal of a presynaptic nerve cell, that is sensitive to...
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Noun

autoreceptor (plural autoreceptors)

  1. A receptor, situated in the terminal of a presynaptic nerve cell, that is sensitive to neurotransmitters released by the neuron in whose membrane the autoreceptor sits.

Forms of autoreceptor

pluralautoreceptors

Origin of autoreceptor

From auto- + receptor.

Questions about autoreceptor

What does autoreceptor mean?
Autoreceptor means a receptor, situated in the terminal of a presynaptic nerve cell, that is sensitive to neurotransmitters released by the neuron in whose membrane the autoreceptor sits.
What part of speech is autoreceptor?
Autoreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of autoreceptor?
The plural of autoreceptor is autoreceptors.

Words near autoreceptor in the dictionary

  1. autoreactivity
  2. autoreceive
  3. autoreception
  4. autoreceptions
  5. autoreceptive
  6. autoreceptor
  7. autoreceptors
  8. autorecloser
  9. autoreclosers
  10. autorecognition
  11. autorecommend

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