National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Chemical Synapse

Synonyms

Chemical Synapse

Definitions

A synapse in which an action potential causes the exocytosis of neurotransmitter from the presynaptic cell, which diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to ligand gated ion channels on the post synaptic cell. These ion channels then affect the resting potential of the post synaptic cell.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32302

code

C32302

DEFINITION

A synapse in which an action potential causes the exocytosis of neurotransmitter from the presynaptic cell, which diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to ligand gated ion channels on the post synaptic cell. These ion channels then affect the resting potential of the post synaptic cell.

FULL_SYN

Chemical Synapse

label

Chemical Synapse

Legacy Concept Name

Chemical_Synapse

Preferred_Name

Chemical Synapse

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32302

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C1179882

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13281

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