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postsynaptic
adjective
anatomy specializeduk /ˌpəʊst.sɪˈnæp.tɪk/ us /ˌpoʊst.sɪˈnæp.tɪk/
happening or at a point after a nerve signal has crossed a synapse (= a point at which electrical signals move from one nerve cell to another in the body):
This varies as a function of the recent history of the postsynaptic activity of the cell.
The plasma membrane of the postsynaptic neuron contains receptor proteins.
These changes depend on activation of postsynaptic receptors.
If the signal is inhibitory, it makes the postsynaptic cell less likely to fire.
Synaptic contacts with the postsynaptic membranes appeared to be symmetrical.
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