Neurotransmitters

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitters)

Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that transmit signals from a neuron to a target cell across a synapse. Neurotransmitters are packaged into synaptic vesicles clustered beneath the membrane in the axon terminal, on the presynaptic side of a synapse. They are released into and diffuse across the synaptic cleft, where they bind to specific receptors in the membrane on the postsynaptic side of the synapse. (Wikipedia)

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Approved Date
18-Oct-2012

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