postsynaptic
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Definition of postsynaptic
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: occurring after synapsis
a postsynaptic chromosome
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: of, occurring in, or being a nerve cell by which a wave of excitation is conveyed away from a synapse
a postsynaptic membrane
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postsynaptically
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postsynaptic
adjective
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Medical Definition of postsynaptic
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: occurring after synapsis
a postsynaptic chromosome
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: 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, April 2000
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