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synaptic transmission

synaptic transmission Synaptic transmission is the way a nerve cell sends signals to another neuron, a muscle cell, or a gland cell at a synapse.

Synaptic transmission is the way a nerve cell sends signals to another neuron, a muscle cell, or a gland cell at a synapse. It may occur chemically through neurotransmitter release and receptor activation in the receiving cell, or electrically through direct ionic current flow across an electrical synapse.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Synaptic Transmission” (D009435).
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