Definition of monosynaptic in English:
monosynaptic
adjective ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈnaptɪkˌmänōsəˈnaptik
Physiology (of a reflex pathway) involving a single synapse.
Example sentencesExamples
- In blowflies, a subset of these sensors make strong monosynaptic connections with the motor neurons of steering muscles.
- These include not only reciprocal inhibitory connections between the interneuron groups, but also monosynaptic inputs to swim motoneurons.
- The latency of the first potential was around 5 msec and was considered as monosynaptic reflex.
- The key to making the discovery was the development of new techniques that allow monosynaptic connections between pairs of cells to be examined with dual intracellular recordings.
- In wild type, this response is via a monosynaptic pathway and has a characteristically short latency that is stable at high frequencies of stimulation.