Chemical synapse

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:anatomical_structure
gptkb:parade
gptkbp:affects Psychoactive substances
Neurodegenerative diseases
Synaptopathies
gptkbp:canBe Long-term depression
Long-term potentiation
Synaptic pruning
gptkbp:canBeExcitatory True
gptkbp:canBeInhibitory True
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Electrical_synapse
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Charles_Sherrington
gptkbp:enables gptkb:Memory
Learning
Synaptic plasticity
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1897
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Nervous_system
gptkbp:hasComponent gptkb:Synaptic_cleft
Postsynaptic membrane
Presynaptic terminal
gptkbp:hasSynapticDelay True
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chemical synapse
gptkbp:modulatedBy Drugs
Neurotoxins
Neuromodulators
gptkbp:neurotransmitterExamples gptkb:Glutamate
gptkb:Dopamine
gptkb:GABA
gptkb:Serotonin
Acetylcholine
gptkbp:processor Neurotransmitter release
Exocytosis
Neurotransmitter binding
Synaptic vesicle fusion
gptkbp:requires Motor control
Sensory processing
Reflexes
Neural communication
Calcium ions
Signal integration
gptkbp:signalDirection Unidirectional
gptkbp:studiedIn Neuroscience
gptkbp:synapticDelayTypicalValue ~1 ms
gptkbp:transmitsSignalBetween Neurons
Neuron and gland cell
Neuron and muscle cell
gptkbp:uses neurotransmitter
gptkbp:visualizes Electron microscopy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:parade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4