Term Information

Accession
GO:0060077
Name
inhibitory synapse
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A synapse in which an action potential in the presynaptic cell reduces the probability of an action potential occurring in the postsynaptic cell. Source: GOC:dph, GOC:ef
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0060077 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of inhibitory synapse (GO:0060077)
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inhibitory synapse [is_a relation] is_a  synapse (GO:0045202)
Children of inhibitory synapse (GO:0060077)
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symmetric, GABA-ergic, inhibitory synapse (GO:0098983) [is_a relation] is_a  inhibitory synapse
inhibitory neuromuscular junction (GO:0098521) [is_a relation] is_a  inhibitory synapse