Presynaptic

Relating to, occurring in, or being part of a nerve cell by which a wave of excitation is conveyed to a synapse (presynaptic terminals, presynaptic inhibition, a presynaptic ...

presynaptic neuron

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A neuron that releases neurotransmitters into synapses to send messages to other neurons.

presynaptic terminal

Medical; Health care; Medicine

The distal terminations of axons which are specialized for the release of neurotransmitters. Also included are varicosities along the course of axons which have similar ...

presynaptic receptor

Medical; Health care; Medicine

Neurotransmitter receptors located on or near presynaptic terminals or varicosities. Presynaptic receptors which bind transmitter molecules released by the terminal itself are ...

medial longitudinal fasciculus

Biology; Neuroscience

Axon tract that carries excitatory projections from the abducens nucleus to the contralateral oculomotor nucleus; important in coordinating conjugate eye movements.

commissures

Biology; Neuroscience

Axon tracts that cross the midline of the brain. See also anterior commissure.

postganglionic axons

Biology; Neuroscience

Axons that link visceral motor neurons in autonomic ganglia to their targets.

climbing fibers

Biology; Neuroscience

Axons that originate in the inferior olive, ascend through the inferior cerebellar peduncle, and make terminal arborizations that invest the dendritic tree of Purkinje cells.

saccades

Biology; Neuroscience

Ballistic, conjugate eye movements that change the point of foveal fixation.

olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs)

Biology; Neuroscience

Bipolar neurons in olfactory epithelium that contain receptors for odorants.

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