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re-up⋅take

  [ree-uhp-teyk]
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–noun Physiology.
the process by which the presynaptic terminal of a neuron reabsorbs and recycles the molecules of neurotransmitter it has previously secreted in conveying an impulse to another neuron.
Origin:
1970–75
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re·up·take   (rē-ŭp'tāk')   
n.  The reabsorption of a neurotransmitter, such as serotonin or norepinephrine, by a neuron following impulse transmission across a synapse.
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Main Entry: re·up·take
Pronunciation: (')rE-'&p-"tAk
Function: noun
: the reabsorption by a neuron of a neurotransmitter following thetransmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse reuptake of norepinephrine>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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