Home > Terms > Spanish, Latin American (XL) > sinapsis

sinapsis

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.

0
Додати до мого глосарію

Що ви хочете сказати?

Ви маєте виконати вхід для участі в обговоренні.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Violeta Gil
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Глосарії

  • 9

    Followers

Галузь/тема: Sports Category: Basketball

pelota muerta

(basketball term) any ball that is not live; occurs after each successful field goal or free-throw attempt, after any official's whistle or if the ...

Featured blossaries

"War and Peace" (by Leo Tolstoy)

Категорія: Literature   1 1 Terms

The Borgias

Категорія: History   2 5 Terms

Browers Terms By Category