Synapse at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Synapse? The site of communication between neurons. The synapse may transmit an action potential by the release of a neurotransmitter that binds a ligand-gated channel on the post-synaptic cell, or may make a direct connection between cells via gap junctions.

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