Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chemical substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse.
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- noun biochemistry, neuroscience Any
substance , such asacetylcholine ordopamine , responsible for sendingnerve signals across asynapse between twoneurons .
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- noun a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
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Examples
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If that neurotransmitter is not cleared away, it would like having a continuous signal going on.
Dr. Walter Crinnion: Could Organic Produce Be the New Ritalin? Dr. Walter Crinnion 2010
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To give you a little bit of background (if you want more, see the post on dopamine), dopamine is a signaling molecule known as a neurotransmitter, which is released from one neuron and binds to receptors on another neuron to produce effects.
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Scicurious none@example.com 2010
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To give you a little bit of background (if you want more, see the post on dopamine), dopamine is a signaling molecule known as a neurotransmitter, which is released from one neuron and binds to receptors on another neuron to produce effects.
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To give you a little bit of background (if you want more, see the post on dopamine), dopamine is a signaling molecule known as a neurotransmitter, which is released from one neuron and binds to receptors on another neuron to produce effects.
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Scicurious none@example.com 2010
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To give you a little bit of background (if you want more, see the post on dopamine), dopamine is a signaling molecule known as a neurotransmitter, which is released from one neuron and binds to receptors on another neuron to produce effects.
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A recent report indicated that a binding receptor for cis-UCA has been identified as the neurotransmitter 5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5HT (Serotonin) [54].
Potential impacts of direct mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009
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Serotonin is a peptide which is just a little protein known as a neurotransmitter, which boosts our mood.
The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009
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To help a message sprint from one neuron to the next, the sending neuron ending secretes a chemical called a neurotransmitter into the synapse.
THRIVING WITH HEART DISEASE Wayne M. Sotile 2003
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If the neurotransmitter is the correct one for the job, its shape will complement the shape of a receptor on the dendrite membrane and it will bond.
THE HIDDEN FACE OF GOD GERALD L. SCHROEDER 2001
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If the neurotransmitter is the correct one for the job, its shape will complement the shape of a receptor on the dendrite membrane and it will bond.
THE HIDDEN FACE OF GOD GERALD L. SCHROEDER 2001
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