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glucosensing

glucosensing noun: detection of a glucose signal by a specialized neuron.

Noun

glucosensing (uncountable)

  1. Detection of a glucose signal by a specialized neuron.
    • Finally, in vivo studies are necessary to demonstrate that the tanycyte-neuron interaction is required for hypothalamic glucosensing.2015 June 17, Roberto Elizondo-Vega et al., “The role of tanycytes in hypothalamic glucosensing”, in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, volume 19, →DOI

Origin of glucosensing

From gluco- + sensing.

Questions about glucosensing

What does glucosensing mean?
Glucosensing means detection of a glucose signal by a specialized neuron.
What part of speech is glucosensing?
Glucosensing is a noun.

Words near glucosensing in the dictionary

  1. glucose-fructose syrup
  2. glucose-fructose syrups
  3. glucose/fructose
  4. glucoselike
  5. glucosemia
  6. glucosensing
  7. glucosensor
  8. glucosensors
  9. glucosepane
  10. glucoseptanoside
  11. glucoseptanosides

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