Neurotransmitter at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Neurotransmitter? A chemical released from the pre-synaptic terminus of an axon that diffuses across the synapse and binds to receptors in the post-synaptic membrane. Neurotransmitters are released from synaptic vesicles near the presynaptic cell membrane in response to th

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