autoreceptor
nounEtymology From auto- + receptor.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A receptor, situated in the terminal of a presynaptic nerve cell, that is sensitive to neurotransmitters released by the neuron in whose membrane the autoreceptor sits.
- Related terms
- autoreception, autoreceptive, heteroreceptor