AUTO- ET HETERO-RECEPTEURS
Langer TiPS 1997 18: 95-99
Heteroreceptor: presynaptic receptors that modulate neurotransmitter release
 as a response to chemical signals present in the synaptic cleft other than
the neurone’s own transmitter
• cotransmitter neuropeptides
• transmitters released from adjacent terminals
• other substances that are locally produced or blood borne
2003-2004