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presynaptic — Pertaining to the area on the proximal side of a synaptic cleft. * * * pre·syn·ap·tic sə nap tik adj relating to, occurring in, or being part of a nerve cell by which a wave of excitation is conveyed to a synapse <presynaptic terminals>… … Medical dictionary
presynaptic — [ˌpri:sɪ naptɪk] adjective Physiology denoting a nerve cell that releases a transmitter substance into a synapse during transmission of an impulse. Derivatives presynaptically adverb … English new terms dictionary
postsynaptic cell — In a chemical synapse, the cell that receives a signal (binds neurotransmitter) from the presynaptic cell and responds with depolarization. In an electrical synapse, the postsynaptic cell would just be downstream, but since many electrical… … Dictionary of molecular biology
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Glial cell — Glial cells, commonly called neuroglia or simply glia (Greek for glue ), are non neuronal cells that provide support and nutrition, maintain homeostasis, form myelin, and participate in signal transmission in the nervous system. In the human… … Wikipedia
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