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inhibitory neuromuscular junction

Term Information

Accession
GO:0098521
Name
inhibitory neuromuscular junction
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The junction between the axon of a motor neuron and a muscle fiber. In response to the arrival of action potentials, the presynaptic button releases molecules of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These diffuse across the cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane of the muscle fiber, leading to a change in post-synaptic potential that inhibits muscle contraction. Source: GOC:dos
Comment
Inhibitory neuromuscular junctions are found in arthropods but not in vertebrates.
History
See term history for GO:0098521 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of inhibitory neuromuscular junction (GO:0098521)
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inhibitory neuromuscular junction [is_a relation] is_a  inhibitory synapse (GO:0060077)
inhibitory neuromuscular junction [is_a relation] is_a  neuromuscular junction (GO:0031594)
Children of inhibitory neuromuscular junction (GO:0098521)
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inhibitory neuromuscular junction of somatic myotube (GO:0098526) [is_a relation] is_a  inhibitory neuromuscular junction
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