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GO: Cellular Component

symmetric synapse

Term ID
GO:0032280
Synonyms
  • Gray's type II synapse
Definition
A synapse that lacks an electron dense postsynaptic specialization. In vertebtrates, these occur primarily on dendrite shafts and neuronal cell bodies and involve persynapses containing clusters of predominantly flattened or elongated vesicles and are typically inhibitory.
References
Ontology
GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
Expression
Genes with most Figures
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Antibody Labeling
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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