Neurotransmitter - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Neurotransmitter :  (noun)

1: transmits nerve impulses across a synapse

Based on WordNet 2.0

Neurotransmitter :  Neurotransmitter: A chemical that is released from a nerve cell which thereby transmits an impulse from a nerve cell to another nerve, muscle, organ, or other tissue. A neurotransmitter is a messenger of neurologic information from one cell to another.



Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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