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reuptake

re·up·take [ ree úp tàyk ]


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical reabsorption: the reabsorption of neurotransmitters by the nerve cells that produced them. Prozac(tm) and similar drugs work by inhibiting reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin so that circulating levels are high and depression is eased.

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