autoreceptor

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Meaning

1. noun 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.

Similar words

presynaptic neuroreceptor acetylcholine receptor proprioreceptor protoreceptor adrenergic receptor beneceptor mechanoreceptor proprioceptor neuroligand

Often followed by

function subsensitivity agonist and agonists sensitivity in activation antagonist