Animal Synapse

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001659",
  "term": "Animal Synapse",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Specialized junctions at which a neuron communicates with a target cell. At classical synapses, a neuron's presynaptic terminal releases a chemical transmitter stored in synaptic vesicles which diffuses across a narrow synaptic cleft and activates receptors on the postsynaptic membrane of the target cell. The target may be a dendrite, cell body, or axon of another neuron, or a specialized region of a muscle or secretory cell.\n\n2. The place at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another.",
  "references": [
    "USDA National Agricultural Library Thesaurus",
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/animal-synapse/"
}