Preferred Label : synaptic transmission;
MeSH definition : The communication from a NEURON to a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) across
a SYNAPSE. In chemical synaptic transmission, the presynaptic neuron releases a NEUROTRANSMITTER
that diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to specific synaptic receptors,
activating them. The activated receptors modulate specific ion channels and/or second-messenger
systems in the postsynaptic cell. In electrical synaptic transmission, electrical
signals are communicated as an ionic current flow across ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES.;
MeSH synonym : transmission, synaptic; neural transmission; transmission, neural; Neurotransmission;
MeSH annotation : differentiate entry term NEURAL TRANSMISSION from NEURAL CONDUCTION; consider also
NEURAL INHIBITION; neuromuscular transmission NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION / physiol
SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaptic transmission;
Origin ID : D009435;
UMLS CUI : C0027793;
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The communication from a NEURON to a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) across
a SYNAPSE. In chemical synaptic transmission, the presynaptic neuron releases a NEUROTRANSMITTER
that diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to specific synaptic receptors,
activating them. The activated receptors modulate specific ion channels and/or second-messenger
systems in the postsynaptic cell. In electrical synaptic transmission, electrical
signals are communicated as an ionic current flow across ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES.
