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Hierarchy:	Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Cells ∟ Cellular Structures ∟ Cell Membrane ∟ Cell Membrane Structures ∟ Intercellular Junctions ∟ Synapses 18 coordinate concepts 4 subordinate concepts ∟ Neuroeffector Junction \| ∟ Presynaptic Terminals \| ∟ Synaptic Membranes \| ∟ Synaptic Vesicles ∟ Central Nervous System \| ∟ D009420Q000002* \| ∟ D009420Q000293* \| ∟ D009420Q000502* \| ∟ D009420Q000601* \| ∟ Ganglia \| ∟ Nerve Net \| ∟ Nerve Tissue \| ∟ Neural Pathways \| ∟ Neuroglia \| ∟ Neurons \| ∟ Neurosecretory Systems \| ∟ Peripheral Nervous System \| ∟ Adherens Junctions \| ∟ Desmosomes \| ∟ Gap Junctions \| ∟ Plasmodesmata \| ∟ Tight Junctions Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Nervous System ∟ Synapses 18 coordinate concepts 4 subordinate concepts ∟ Neuroeffector Junction \| ∟ Presynaptic Terminals \| ∟ Synaptic Membranes \| ∟ Synaptic Vesicles ∟ Central Nervous System \| ∟ D009420Q000002* \| ∟ D009420Q000293* \| ∟ D009420Q000502* \| ∟ D009420Q000601* \| ∟ Ganglia \| ∟ Nerve Net \| ∟ Nerve Tissue \| ∟ Neural Pathways \| ∟ Neuroglia \| ∟ Neurons \| ∟ Neurosecretory Systems \| ∟ Peripheral Nervous System \| ∟ Adherens Junctions \| ∟ Desmosomes \| ∟ Gap Junctions \| ∟ Plasmodesmata \| ∟ Tight Junctions X
Broader terms:	Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Cells ∟ Cellular Structures ∟ Cell Membrane ∟ Cell Membrane Structures ∟ Intercellular Junctions ∟ Synapses Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Nervous System ∟ Synapses Intercellular Junctions > Cell Membrane Structures > Cell Membrane > Cellular Structures > Cells > Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Nervous System > Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) X
Narrower terms:	Neuroeffector Junction \| Presynaptic Terminals \| Synaptic Membranes \| Synaptic Vesicles X
Annotation:	A 11 qualif except /cytol /transpl; /genet permitted; /physiol: consider also SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION (see note there) X
Scope note:	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. Neurons may also communicate through direct electrical connections which are sometimes called electrical synapses; these are not included here but rather in GAP JUNCTIONS. X
activeMeSHYear*:	2001 \| 2002 \| 2003 \| 2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007X
dateCreated*:	1999-01-01X
dateRevised*:	2000-06-22X
recordAuthorizer*:	sjnX
recordMaintainer*:	TGCX
recordOriginator*:	NLMX
Related term:	Gap Junctions \| Synaptic Transmission \| Synaptosomes X
Type:	Concept X
Coordinate terms:	Central Nervous System \| D009420Q000002* \| D009420Q000293* \| D009420Q000502* \| D009420Q000601* \| Ganglia \| Nerve Net \| Nerve Tissue \| Neural Pathways \| Neuroglia \| Neurons \| Neurosecretory Systems \| Peripheral Nervous System \| Adherens Junctions \| Desmosomes \| Gap Junctions \| Plasmodesmata \| Tight Junctions X
URI:	X
Labels and equivalent concepts:	Synapsit (fi) Synapsi (fi, replaced) Synapser (sv) Synapsis (la-FI, replaced) X
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