See Also: heterologous protein(medicine)
Heterologous(health)
Heterologous(medicine)
heterologous(dictionary)
heterologous twins(medicine)
heterologous antiserum(medicine)
heterologous desensitization(medicine)
transplantation, heterologous(medicine)
heterologous insemination(medicine)
heterologous serotype(medicine)

Synapse (health) and heterologous protein (medicine)


Synapse (health)


A tiny gap between the ends of nerve fibers across which nerve impulses pass from one neuron to another; at the synapse, an impulse causes the release of a neurotransmitter, which diffuses across the gap and triggers an electrical impulse in the next neuron.







heterologous protein (medicine)


heterologous protein -->
foreign protein


A protein that differs from any protein normally found in the organism in question.

Synonym: heterologous protein.