reuptake

Definition of Reuptake in English :

1. re-uptake, reuptake

a process of using up or consuming again

Example Sentences:
'psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reuptake

verb (transitive)

1.

to reabsorb (a neurotransmitter) following the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse

The gene reuptakes serotonin at the synapse.

noun

2.

the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron following the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse

Antidepressant drugs inhibit the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin.

n.

The reabsorption of a neurotransmitter, such as serotonin or norepinephrine, by a neuron following impulse transmission across a synapse.