extrasynaptically

adverb

Outside of the synapse.

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Meanings

adverbextrasynaptically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOutside of the synapse.

    The major mechanism by which extrasynaptically released serotonin seems to reach its targets involves its capture and later release by the surrounding glia.

    2015, Francisco F. De-Miguel et al., “Serotonin release from the neuronal cell body and its long-lasting effects on the nervous system”, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, volume 370, →DOI

Origin

From extrasynaptic + -ally.

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