noun
- any of several chemical substances, as epinephrine or acetylcholine, that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse to a postsynaptic element, as another nerve, muscle, or gland.
noun
- a chemical by which a nerve cell communicates with another nerve cell or with a muscle
n.1961, from neuro- + transmitter. n.
- Any of the various chemical substances, such as acetylcholine, that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse.
- A chemical substance that is produced and secreted by a neuron and then diffuses across a synapse to cause excitation or inhibition of another neuron. Acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin are examples of neurotransmitters.
Any one of a number of chemicals that are used to transmit nerve signals across a synapse. They are sprayed from the end of the “upstream” nerve cell and absorbed by receptors in the “downstream” cell.