Neurotransmission (Latin: transmissio = passage, crossing; from transmitto = send, let through), also called synaptic transmission, is the process by which signaling molecules called neurotransmitters are released by a neuron (the presynaptic neuron), and bind to and activate the receptors of another neuron (the postsynaptic neuron). Neurotransmis...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmission
Reduced to basics, there are actually three ways for chemicals to leave a given cell, namely (a) by simple diffusion through the cell membrane, (b) by passing out through pores in the cell membrane such as the sodium ion channel (possibly - but not necessarily - helped on their way by metabolic pump
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20408
Passage of signals from one nerve cell to anothervia chemical substances or electrical signals. ... (22 May 1997) ...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Type: Term Pronunciation: nū′rō-trans-mish′ŭn Synonyms: neurohumoral transmission
Found on
http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=60314
The process that occurs when a neuron releases neurotransmitters that relay a signal to another neuron across the synapse.
Found on
https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22569
The passage of signals from one nerve cell to another via chemical substances or electrical signals.
Found on
https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/23246
the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse.
Found on
https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/neurotransmission
No exact match found.
