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Animation showing how a signal is communicated across the gap between neurons (the synapse) by chemicals known as neurotransmitters. |
neurotransmitter(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: noun
plural: neurotransmitters - Definition: a chemical used to transmit signals from nerve cells to muscle cells
- Example:
1. Signals are passed across the neuromuscular junction by specialised neurotransmitters, for example acetylcholine.
2. Malathion binds to the protein that breaks down neurotransmitters.
- Search history: neurotransmitter <- antibody <- paramecium <- ectoderm <- microbe <- synapse <- germ layer <- fibronectin <- worm <- immune <- centromere
