What does "autoreceptor" mean?

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.

Autoreceptor

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Noun

1
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.

Etymology

From auto- + receptor.

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nerve cell

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