"Motor Endplate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The specialized postsynaptic region of a muscle cell. The motor endplate is immediately across the synaptic cleft from the presynaptic axon terminal. Among its anatomical specializations are junctional folds which harbor a high density of cholinergic receptors.
| Descriptor ID |
D009045
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.550.550.550.500 A08.850.550.550.500 A11.284.149.165.420.780.550.550.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Motor Endplate- Motor Endplate
- Endplate, Motor
- Endplates, Motor
- Motor Endplates
- Motor End-Plate
- End-Plate, Motor
- End-Plates, Motor
- Motor End Plate
- Motor End-Plates
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