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gliotransmitter

noun

Etymology

From glio- + transmitter.

  1. derived from trānsmittō
  2. inherited from transmitten
  3. formed as transmitter — “transmit + -er”
  4. prefixed as gliotransmitter — “glio + transmitter”

Definitions

  1. A chemical, released from glial cells, that facilitates neuronal communication between…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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