autoreceptor
Meanings
noun
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From auto- + receptor.
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