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synaptic plasticity

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synaptic plasticity
 Physiology Malleability present in synapses in various forms–eg, presynaptic inhibition, homosynaptic depression, presynaptic facilitation and modulation of transmitter release by tonic depolarization of sensory neuron. See Neuroplasticity, Nitric oxide.
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