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enkephalinergic

enkephalinergic adjective: that employs enkephalin as neurotransmitter.

Adjective

enkephalinergic (not comparable)

  1. That employs enkephalin as neurotransmitter
    • The presence of 5-HT 3 receptors has been found in enkephalinergic neurons in other studies [ 50, 51 ].2015 June 4, Norma Carrillo-Munguía et al., “Tramadol and Tramadol+Caffeine Synergism in the Rat Formalin Test Are Mediated by Central Opioid and Serotonergic Mechanisms”, in BioMed Research...

Origin of enkephalinergic

From enkephalin + -ergic.

Questions about enkephalinergic

What does enkephalinergic mean?
Enkephalinergic means that employs enkephalin as neurotransmitter.
What part of speech is enkephalinergic?
Enkephalinergic is an adjective.

Words near enkephalinergic in the dictionary

  1. enkennels
  2. enkephalin
  3. enkephalinase
  4. enkephalinases
  5. enkephaline
  6. enkephalinergic
  7. enkephalines
  8. enkephalins
  9. enkernel
  10. enkerneled
  11. enkerneling

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