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multisynaptic

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mul·ti·syn·ap·tic (mlt-s-nptk, -t-)
adj.
Having or relating to two or more synapses.

multisynaptic
[-sinap′tik]
Etymology: L, multus + Gk, synaptein, to join
pertaining to a nervous process or system of nerve cells requiring a series of synapses.

multisynaptic [mul″tĭ-sĭ-nap´tik]
pertaining to or relayed through two or more synapses.

multisynaptic
pertaining to or relayed through two or more synapses.


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The production of the pineal hormone melatonin is synchronized with day-night cycle via multisynaptic pathway including suprachiasmatic nucleus linking several physiological functions to diurnal cycle.
An Animal Study A small number of exacting studies have used pseudorabies virus, a transneuronal retrograde tracer that crosses functional synapses [32], to specify the multisynaptic relays in the central nervous system that participate directly in regulating the heart.
 
 
 
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