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Record 1 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

Microscopic extracellular space at the synapse that separates the membrane of a postsynaptic cell.

OBS

Nerve impulses are transmitted across this cleft by means of a neurotransmitter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Selon des critères morphologiques et fonctionnels, on distingue plusieurs types de synapses : les synapses chimiques, caractérisées par la présence d'un espace entre la membrane présynaptique et la membrane post-synaptique : la fente synaptique.

Key term(s)
  • espace synaptique

Spanish

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