At a synapse, the plasma membrane of the signal-passing neuron (the presynaptic neuron) comes into close apposition with the membrane of the target (postsynaptic) cell.

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Wikipedia contributors. (2024, March 5). Synapse. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 14, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Synapse&oldid=1211995823

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Synapse (Wikipedia) In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or to the target effector cell.

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