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Transmitter vs Neurotransmitter - What's the difference?

transmitter | neurotransmitter |

As nouns the difference between transmitter and neurotransmitter

is that transmitter is something that transmits something (in all senses) while neurotransmitter is any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.

transmitter

English

Noun

(wikipedia transmitter) (en noun)
  • something that transmits something (in all senses).
  • an electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

    • neurotransmitter

    English

    (wikipedia neurotransmitter)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    See also

    * acetylcholine * adenosine triphosphate * serotonin * dopamine * norepinephrine