autoreceptor

noun

Etymology

From auto- + receptor.

  1. derived from receptōrius
  2. derived from receptour
  3. inherited from receptour
  4. prefixed as autoreceptor — “auto + receptor

Definitions

  1. A receptor, situated in the terminal of a presynaptic nerve cell, that is sensitive to…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for autoreceptor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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