Meaning of NEUROTRANSMITTER

Pronunciation:			'nyûurowtrans`mitur
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
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	See Also:		acetylcholine, Adrenalin, adrenaline, epinephrin, epinephrine, GABA, gamma aminobutyric acid, neurochemical
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Chemicals that act as messengers between cells in the brain and nervous system; they transmit impulses across the gap from a neuron to another neuron, a muscle, or a gland.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A chemical, such as acetylcholine, which is released from the axon of one neuron and binds to a specific site in the dendrite of an adjacent neuron, thus triggering a nerve impulse.