neurosynapse

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noun

A synapse between neurons

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Meanings

nounneurosynapse (plural neurosynapses)

plural neurosynapses

  1. A synapse between neurons

    Interactions of vesicles with the neurosynapse membrane occur when the calcium level inside the cell changes.

    2015 July 15, Gang Xu et al., “De novo assembly and characterization of central nervous system transcriptome reveals neurotransmitter signaling systems in the rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI

Origin

From neuro- + synapse.

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