Autoreceptor
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Autoreceptor is a noun meaning (biochemistry, medicine) 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.
Meaning
(biochemistry, medicine) 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.
Word Forms
- autoreceptors
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include presynaptic, neuroreceptor, proprioreceptor, protoreceptor, beneceptor, mechanoreceptor.
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