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neurotransmitters

Saturday 11 June 2005

Definition: Chemicals that transmit impulses between nerve cells or between nerve cells and effector cells.

See also

 neurotransmitter receptors

References

 Fon EA, Edwards RH. Molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release. Muscle Nerve. 2001 May;24(5):581-601. PMID: 11317268