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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Synapses
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Sinapsis
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Sinapses
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Synonyms English:
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Synapse
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Tree Number:
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A08.850
A11.284.149.165.420.780
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Definition English:
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Specialized junctions at which a neuron communicates with a target cell. At classical synapses, a neuron's presynaptic terminal releases a chemical transmitter stored in synaptic vesicles which diffuses across a narrow synaptic cleft and activates receptors on the postsynaptic membrane of the target cell. The target may be a dendrite, cell body, or axon of another neuron, or a specialized region of a muscle or secretory cell. Neurons may also communicate via direct electrical coupling with ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES. Several other non-synaptic chemical or electric signal transmitting processes occur via extracellular mediated interactions. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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note specifics; IMMUNOLOGICAL SYNAPSES is also available; / physiol: consider also SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; do not confuse with SYNAPSIS see CHROMOSOME PAIRING
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See Related English:
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Gap Junctions
Synaptic Transmission
Synaptosomes
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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13949
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Unique Identifier:
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D013569
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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