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Synaptic cleft

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-011740

The narrow extracellular space separating the presynaptic neuron from the postsynaptic neuron at a chemical synapse. Neurotransmitters are released into this gap from the presynaptic terminal and diffuse across it to bind to receptors on the postsynaptic membrane. Its width is typically about 20 to 40 nanometers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-011740
FieldChemistry
SubjectChemistry and Human Health
ReferencesPAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 909 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)
See alsoNeurotransmitter; Synapse
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The narrow extracellular space separating the presynaptic neuron from the postsynaptic neuron at a chemical synapse. Neurotransmitters are released into this gap from the presynaptic terminal and diffuse across it to bind to receptors on the postsynaptic membrane. Its width is typically about 20 to 40 nanometers.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
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    "synapse"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 909 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/synaptic-cleft/"
}

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