disuse supersensitivity

a condition in which target cells, on losing neural input through either denervation or chronic application of an antagonist drug, produce more than the normal number of receptor molecules, resulting in an exaggerated response when a neurotransmitter is applied. When this condition results from denervation, it is also called denervation sensitivity.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

morula

n. an early stage of embryological development, extending from the first cleavage of the zygote until the blastula is formed by further divisions of daughter cells.