autoreceptor

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English[edit]

a synapse, with an autoreceptor at 3

Etymology[edit]

auto- +‎ receptor

Noun[edit]

autoreceptor (plural autoreceptors)

  1. (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.

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