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postsynaptic
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postsynaptic /post·sy·nap·tic/ (-sĭ-nap´tik) distal to or occurring beyond a synapse.
post·syn·ap·tic (psts-nptk)
adj.
Situated behind or occurring after a synapse.
postsynaptic
[-sinap′tik]
Etymology: L, post + Gk, synaptein, to join
1 situated after a synapse.
2 occurring after a synapse has been crossed.
postsynaptic [pōst″sĭ-nap´tik]
distal to or occurring beyond a synapse.
postsynaptic
distal to or occurring beyond a synapse.
postsynaptic 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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