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postsynaptic

 
Dictionary: post·syn·ap·tic   (pōst'sĭ-năp'tĭk) pronunciation
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adj.
Situated behind or occurring after a synapse: postsynaptic neurons.

postsynaptically post'syn·ap'ti·cal·ly adv.

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Medical Dictionary: post·syn·ap·tic
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(pōst'sĭ-năp'tĭk)
adj.

Situated behind or occurring after a synapse.

Veterinary Dictionary: postsynaptic
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Distal to or occurring beyond a synapse.

  • p. potentiation — increased rate of discharge of a nerve cell that has been subjected to intensive stimulation. Appears to be related to the appearance of a greater number of dendritic spines.
 
 

 

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