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GO:0045211 postsynaptic membrane

A specialized area of membrane facing the presynaptic membrane on the tip of the nerve ending and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft). Neurotransmitters across the synaptic cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane.

Term Information

ID GO:0045211
Name postsynaptic membrane
Ontology Cellular Component
Definition A specialized area of membrane facing the presynaptic membrane on the tip of the nerve ending and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft). Neurotransmitters across the synaptic cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane.
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Synonyms

Type Synonym
exact post-synaptic membrane

Cross-references associated with this term:

Database ID
INTERPRO IPR008133
INTERPRO IPR008132
INTERPRO IPR008130
INTERPRO IPR008129
INTERPRO IPR008128
INTERPRO IPR008060
INTERPRO IPR002394
INTERPRO IPR006028
INTERPRO IPR006201
INTERPRO IPR019568
INTERPRO IPR018000

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GO:0005575 cellular_component
GO:0045202 synapse
GO:0005623 cell
GO:0044464 cell part
GO:0044456 synapse part
GO:0016020 membrane
GO:0045211 postsynaptic membrane

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