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gliotransmitter

gliotransmitter noun: a chemical, released from glial cells, that facilitates neuronal communication between neurons and other glial cells.

Noun

gliotransmitter (plural gliotransmitters)

  1. A chemical, released from glial cells, that facilitates neuronal communication between neurons and other glial cells.
    • Furthermore, our findings suggest that adenosine is the primary, if not sole, gliotransmitter responsible for the modulation of mouse spinal locomotor networks.2015 August 8, “Stimulation of Glia Reveals Modulation of Mammalian Spinal Motor Networks by Adenosine”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of gliotransmitter

pluralgliotransmitters

Origin of gliotransmitter

From glio- + transmitter.

Questions about gliotransmitter

What does gliotransmitter mean?
Gliotransmitter means a chemical, released from glial cells, that facilitates neuronal communication between neurons and other glial cells.
What part of speech is gliotransmitter?
Gliotransmitter is a noun.
What is the plural of gliotransmitter?
The plural of gliotransmitter is gliotransmitters.

Words near gliotransmitter in the dictionary

  1. gliotoxicity
  2. gliotoxin
  3. gliotoxins
  4. gliotransmission
  5. gliotransmissions
  6. gliotransmitter
  7. gliotransmitters
  8. gliotrophic
  9. gliotrophin
  10. gliotrophins
  11. gliotype

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