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symmetric synapse

Term Information

Accession
GO:0032280
Name
symmetric synapse
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
Gray's type II synapse
Alternate IDs
None
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 typcially inhibitory. Source: GOC:ef, GOC:dgh
Comment
The term 'symmetric' in this name refers only to gross morphology. There is no implication of functional symmetry.
History
See term history for GO:0032280 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of symmetric synapse (GO:0032280)
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symmetric synapse [is_a relation] is_a  neuron to neuron synapse (GO:0098984)
Children of symmetric synapse (GO:0032280)
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postsynaptic specialization of symmetric synapse (GO:0099629) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  symmetric synapse
symmetric, GABA-ergic, inhibitory synapse (GO:0098983) [is_a relation] is_a  symmetric synapse
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