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POSTGANGLIONIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Beyond or distal to a ganglion (referring especially to the unmyelinated fibers that originate from cells in autonomic ganglia)

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

ganglion (an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons)

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Expressed in effector tissues innervated by postganglionic sympathetic adrenergic fibers, Beta Adrenergic Receptor Genes encode Beta Adrenergic Receptors, one of two major classes of adrenergic receptors (alpha and beta) based on their reactions to norepinephrine and epinephrine, on cellular effects of receptor activation, and on relative affinities and reactions to synthetic blocking or stimulating agents.

(Beta Adrenergic Receptor Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Expressed by Alpha Adrenergic Receptor Genes in effector tissues innervated by postganglionic sympathetic adrenergic fibers, Alpha Adrenergic Receptors are one of two major classes of adrenergic receptors (alpha and beta) based on their reactions to norepinephrine and epinephrine, on cellular effects of receptor activation, and on relative affinities and reactions to synthetic blocking or stimulating agents.

(Alpha Adrenergic Receptor, NCI Thesaurus)