- neurotransmission
- noun Date: 1961 the transmission of nerve impulses across a synapse
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neurotransmission — ● neurotransmission nom féminin Médiation chimique ; neuromédiation … Encyclopédie Universelle
Neurotransmission — The presynaptic neuron (yellow) releases neurotransmitter, which activates receptors on the postsynaptic cell (green). Neurotransmission (Latin: transmissio = passage, crossing; from transmitto = send, let through), also called synaptic… … Wikipedia
neurotransmission — neurotransmitter ► NOUN Physiology ▪ a chemical substance released from a nerve fibre and bringing about the transfer of an impulse to another nerve, muscle, etc. DERIVATIVES neurotransmission noun … English terms dictionary
Neurotransmission — Synapse et transmission synaptique Neurosciences Niveaux d analyse Moléculaire • … Wikipédia en Français
neurotransmission — /noor oh trans mish euhn, tranz , nyoor /, n. the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse. [1960 65; NEURO + TRANSMISSION] * * * … Universalium
neurotransmission — noun nuɹoʊtrænzˈmɪʃən The transfer of impulses between neurons. Syn: synaptic transmission See Also: neurotransmitter, neurotransmissive … Wiktionary
neurotransmission — SYN: neurohumoral transmission. * * * neu·ro·trans·mis·sion tran(t)s mish ən, tranz n the transmission of nerve impulses across a synapse * * * neu·ro·trans·mis·sion (noor″o trans mishґən) the process by which a neurotransmitter is… … Medical dictionary
neurotransmission — neu·ro·transmission … English syllables
neurotransmission — neu•ro•trans•mis•sion [[t]ˌnʊər oʊ trænsˈmɪʃ ən, trænz , ˌnyʊər [/t]] n. phl the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
neurotransmission — ¦n(y)ürō, u̇ ˌ noun Etymology: neur + transmission : the transmission of nerve impulses across a synapse * * * /noor oh trans mish euhn, tranz , nyoor /, n. the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse. [1960 65; NEURO + TRANSMISSION] … Useful english dictionary
