Definition: 'Neurohumoral Transmission'
neurohumoral transmission
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. a process by which a presynaptic cell, on excitation, releases a specific chemical agent (a neurotransmitter) to cross a synapse to stimulate or inhibit the postsynaptic cell.
Synonyms:
neurotransmission
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