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reuptake

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reuptake /re·up·take/ (re-up´tāk) reabsorption of a previously secreted substance.
re·up·take (r-ptk)
n.
The reabsorption of a neurotransmitter, such as serotonin or norepinephrine, by a neuron following impulse transmission across a synapse.
reuptake
[re·up′tāk]
reabsorption of a previously secreted substance.
reuptake [re-up´tāk]
reabsorption of a previously secreted substance.
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