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Descriptor English: Motor Endplate
Descriptor Spanish: Placa Motora
Descriptor placa motora
Entry term(s) áreas motoras somáticas
Scope note: Región postsináptica especializada de una célula muscular. La placa motora se encuentra inmediatamente después de la hendidura sináptica que sigue a la terminal presináptica del axón. Entre sus especializaciones anatómicas están los pliegues de unión los cuales albergan una gran cantidad de receptores colinérgicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Placa Motora
Descriptor French: Plaque terminale motrice
Entry term(s): End-Plate, Motor
End-Plates, Motor
Endplate, Motor
Endplates, Motor
Motor End Plate
Motor End-Plate
Motor End-Plates
Motor Endplates
Tree number(s): A08.800.550.550.550.500
A08.850.550.550.500
A11.284.149.165.420.780.550.550.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009045
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: do not confuse with NERVE ENDINGS
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION 1975-90
Online Note: search NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION 1968-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION 1975-90
DeCS ID: 9238
Unique ID: D009045
NLM Classification: WL 102.9
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2000/06/22
Motor Endplate - Preferred
Concept UI M0014113
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Motor Endplate
Entry term(s) End-Plate, Motor
End-Plates, Motor
Endplate, Motor
Endplates, Motor
Motor End Plate
Motor End-Plate
Motor End-Plates
Motor Endplates



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