autoreceptor

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English

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a synapse, with an autoreceptor at 3

Etymology

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From auto- +‎ receptor.

Noun

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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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