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Motor Endplate  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The specialized postsynaptic region of a muscle cell. The motor endplate is immediately across the synaptic cleft from the presynaptic axon terminal. Among its anatomical specializations are junctional folds which harbor a high density of cholinergic receptors.

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Entry terms

  • Motor End-Plate

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R6S3TR42-6

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