Reuptake pump

Reuptake pump

The large molecule that actually transports neurotransmitter molecules back into the axon terminals that released them.

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reuptake pump

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The large molecule that actually transports neurotransmitter molecules back into the axon terminals that released them.

pump

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A device which converts mechanical force and motion into hydraulic fluid power.

pump

Mechanical equipment; General technical terms

A machine that is used to move fluids from one place to another, especially from a lower place to a higher place.

pump

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A mechanical device that transfers or raises, or transfers and raises, the pressure of a fluid (water).

pump

Environment; Environmental conservation

A device which moves, compresses, or alters the pressure of a fluid, such as water or air, being conveyed through a natural or artificial channel.

pump

Health care; Cancer treatment

A device that is used to give a controlled amount of a liquid at a specific rate. For example, pumps are used to give drugs (such as chemotherapy or pain medicine) or nutrients.

gene

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

Strands of DNA that contain the blueprint of all the molecules that make up our bodies.

nicotine gum, nicotine patch

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

Two methods of delivering small amounts of nicotine into the bodies of people who are addicted to nicotine to help them quit smoking cigarettes by preventing nicotine withdrawal.

acute effects

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The short-term effects of a drug. Acute effects are those that people feel shortly after they ingest a drug and are under its influence (e.g., while they are intoxicated).

localization of function

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A principal of brain organization that states that specific places (circuits) in the brain carry out specific functions.

cerebral cortex

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The large, deeply folded outer layers of the brain that make our heads so big. The cortex carries out complex perceptual, cognitive, and motor tasks.

thalamus

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A brain structure that lies between the brain stem and the cortex and acts as a relay to the cortex for almost all sensory inputs and other kinds of information.

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