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单词 postsynaptic
释义

postsynaptic

adjective

post·​syn·​ap·​tic ˌpōs(t)-sə-ˈnap-tik How to pronounce postsynaptic (audio)
1
: occurring after synapsis
a postsynaptic chromosome
2
: of, occurring in, or being a nerve cell by which a wave of excitation is conveyed away from a synapse
a postsynaptic membrane
postsynaptically
ˌpōs(t)-sə-ˈnap-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce postsynaptic (audio)
adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The findings from this new study seem to bear on that mystery because the researchers found presynaptic gene sets expressed in neuroid cells and postsynaptic genes expressed in choanocytes. Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2021 And every one of these billions and billions and billions of action potentials and postsynaptic potentials across the 10 quadrillion synapses connecting the neurons in the human brain are all taking place independent of each other. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021 What’s the consequence of all the work required to generate an action potential in the postsynaptic neuron? Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

postsynaptic

adjective

post·​syn·​ap·​tic ˌpōst-sə-ˈnap-tik How to pronounce postsynaptic (audio)
1
: occurring after synapsis
a postsynaptic chromosome
2
: relating to, occurring in, or being part of a neuron that receives a nerve impulse after it has crossed a synapse
postsynaptic dopamine receptors
At a synapse, information in the form of chemicals called neurotransmitters flows from the so-called presynaptic cell to one dubbed the postsynaptic cell. Joe Z. Tsien, Scientific American
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