Presynaptic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Situated in front of or occurring before a synapse: a presynaptic nerve fiber; a presynaptic stimulus.
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  • adj. in a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft
    • Word Usage
    "Locally it blocks the initiation and propagation of nerve impulses along an axon by interference with sodium permeability during depolarization. 3,11 Centrally it blocks the presynaptic reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine."
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