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neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle fiber

Term Information

Accession
GO:0098522
Name
neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle fiber
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
A neuromuscular junction in which the target muscle cell is a skeletal muscle fiber. Source: GOC:dos
Comment
In vertebrates, the term 'neuromuscular junction' is limited to synapses targeting skeletal muscle fibers - all of which are cholinergic and excitatory. Both inhibitory and excitatory neuromuscular junctions exist in invertebrates, utilizing a range of neurotransmitters including glutamate, GABA and 5-HT.
History
See term history for GO:0098522 at QuickGO
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Parents of neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle fiber (GO:0098522)
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neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle fiber [is_a relation] is_a  neuromuscular junction of myotube (GO:0098523)
neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle fiber [is_a relation] is_a  excitatory neuromuscular junction (GO:0098520)
neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle fiber [is_a relation] is_a  cholinergic synapse (GO:0098981)

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