Synaptic Transmission [nervový přenos]
- Terms
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neurotransmise
přenos nervového signálu
přenos nervových vzruchů
synaptická transmise
synaptický přenos mezi neurony
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Neural Transmission
Neurotransmission
Transmission, Neural
Transmission, Synaptic
The communication from a NEURON to a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) across a SYNAPSE. In chemical synaptic transmission, the presynaptic neuron releases a NEUROTRANSMITTER that diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to specific synaptic receptors, activating them. The activated receptors modulate specific ion channels and/or second-messenger systems in the postsynaptic cell. In electrical synaptic transmission, electrical signals are communicated as an ionic current flow across ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES.
- Annotation
- differentiate entry term NEURAL TRANSMISSION from NEURAL CONDUCTION; consider also NEURAL INHIBITION; neuromuscular transmission = NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION / physiol + SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION
- DUI
- D009435 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0014683
- Previous indexing
- Neural Conduction (1966-1967)
- History note
- 94; was NEURAL TRANSMISSION 1969-93, was NEUROHUMORAL TRANSMISSION 1968; NERVE TRANSMISSION was see NEURAL TRANSMISSION 1969-93
- Online note
- use SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION to search NEURAL TRANSMISSION 1969-93, NEUROHUMORAL TRANSMISSION 1968, & NERVE TRANSMISSION 1968-93
- Public note
- 94; was NEURAL TRANSMISSION 1969-93, was NEUROHUMORAL TRANSMISSION 1968; NERVE TRANSMISSION was see NEURAL TRANSMISSION
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