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autoreceptor

autoreceptor An autoreceptor is a receptor on or near a nerve ending that responds to the same chemical messenger that the ending itself releases.

An autoreceptor is a receptor on or near a nerve ending that responds to the same chemical messenger that the ending itself releases. The term also includes receptors on hormone-releasing cells that respond to the hormones those cells release.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Autoreceptors” (D017660).
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