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What does postsynaptic mean?

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  1. (cytology) In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron.
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This occurs at chemical synapses when neurotransmitters are released from the presynaptic neuron and produce excitation or inhibition of the postsynaptic cell.
The EEG registers brain waves, or more specifically, the cortical electrical activity that results from a summation of postsynaptic potential.
This quantal release of neurotransmitter has a critical influence on the electrical potential created in the postsynaptic membrane.
Most knowledge of postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptors comes from studies of the receptor on muscle cells.
In order to bring normal balance between excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potential, antiseizure drugs may use one or more of the following mechanisms.
Venoms of the Elapidae snakes contain several postsynaptic polypeptide neurotoxins, such as bungarotoxin isolated from the venom of the banded krait.

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