Gliotransmitter

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A chemical, released from glial cells, that facilitates neuronal communication between neurons and other glial cells.

    "Furthermore, our findings suggest that adenosine is the primary, if not sole, gliotransmitter responsible for the modulation of mouse spinal locomotor networks."

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"Furthermore, our findings suggest that adenosine is the primary, if not sole, gliotransmitter responsible for the modulation of mouse spinal locomotor networks."

Etymology

From glio- + transmitter.

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