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Joint
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Solar wind
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Lagooning
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Starsem
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Saliva
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Bird call imitation
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To emulate
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Prehensile
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Anterior
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Gas planet
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Electric shock
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Chlorosity
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Android
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Frostbite
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Microfiltration
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Threading
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Proto-oncogene
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Constellation of Orion
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Vitamin B3
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Proteoglycan
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Australopithecus
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ATPase
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Metastatic
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Prosodia
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DVD
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Tombolo
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Bit rate
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Curium
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Light-year
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Photoperiod
Neurotransmitter
A neurotransmitter (or neuromediator) is a chemical molecule responsible for transmitting messages between neurones through synapses.
The molecule released by a neurone following stimulation binds to a receptor on another neurone causing transmission of the nerve impulse or to a receptor on a target cell in an organ, that has various effects.
Examples of neurotransmitters: acetylcholine, adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, serotonin, histamine, glutamate, neuropeptides, etc.
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