Term Information

Accession
GO:0032279
Name
asymmetric synapse
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
Gray's type I synapse
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A type of synapse occurring between an axon and a dendritic spine or dendritic shaft. Asymmetric synapses, the most abundant synapse type in the central nervous system, involve axons that contain predominantly spherical vesicles and contain a thickened postsynaptic density. Most or all synapses of this type are excitatory. Source: GOC:ef, GOC:dgh
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0032279 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of asymmetric synapse (GO:0032279)
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asymmetric synapse [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  postsynaptic density (GO:0014069)
asymmetric synapse [is_a relation] is_a  neuron to neuron synapse (GO:0098984)
Children of asymmetric synapse (GO:0032279)
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asymmetric, glutamatergic, excitatory synapse (GO:0098985) [is_a relation] is_a  asymmetric synapse
postsynaptic density (GO:0014069) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  asymmetric synapse
mossy fiber rosette (GO:0097471) [is_a relation] is_a  asymmetric synapse
spine synapse (GO:0106033) [is_a relation] is_a  asymmetric synapse
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