re-uptake

[ ree-uhp-teyk ]

noun

, Physiology.

1. the process by which the presynaptic terminal of a neuron reabsorbs and recycles the molecules of neurotransmitter it has previously secreted in conveying an impulse to another neuron.

Word History and Origins

Origin of re-uptake¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Winslow's team ran internal studies on the validity of the data, such as analyses showing the percentage of people who also reported using selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors.

From Nature

She asked if he would be willing to try medication – the same one given to people with OCD, which blocked the re-uptake of serotonin, increasing its levels in the brain.

From The Guardian

These medications block that re-uptake, so that the signals persist.

From Nature

Specifically, Healy says the marketing of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors—better known as SSRIs—has been problematic.

From Time

The F.D.A. approves antidepressants like selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, or S.S.R.I.’s, if the drug beats a placebo in two randomized clinical trials that typically last 4 to 12 weeks and involve a few hundred patients.

From New York Times