re-uptake in English

noun
1
the absorption by a presynaptic nerve ending of a neurotransmitter that it has secreted.

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1. Amitriptyline inhibits the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin by the presynaptic neuronal membrane in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby increasing the synaptic concentration of norepinephrine and serotonin.Due to constant stimulation to these receptors, Amitriptyline may produce a