endplate

endplate
A modified muscle fibre in the form of a flattened discoid at a neuromuscular junction

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • endplate — The area of sarcolemma immediately below the synaptic region of the motor neuron in a neuromuscular junction …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • endplate — end plate n. The area of synaptic contact between a motor nerve and a muscle fiber. * * * …   Universalium

  • endplate — noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle • Syn: ↑end plate, ↑motor end plate • Hypernyms: ↑end organ • Part Holonyms: ↑effector …   Useful english dictionary

  • endplate, end-plate — The ending of a motor nerve fiber in relation to a skeletal muscle fiber. motor e. the large and complex end formation by which the axon of a motor …   Medical dictionary

  • Heckler & Koch MP5 — Type Submachine gun Place of origin …   Wikipedia

  • block — 1. To obstruct; to arrest passage through. 2. A condition in which the passage of an electrical impulse is arrested, wholly or in part, temporarily or permanently. 3. SYN: atrioventricular b.. [Fr. bloquer] alveolocapillary b. the presence of… …   Medical dictionary

  • Neuromuscular-blocking drug — Global view of a neuromuscular junction: 1. Axon 2. Motor end plate 3. Muscle fiber 4. Myofibril …   Wikipedia

  • Quaternary ammonium muscle relaxants — are quaternary ammonium salts used as drugs for muscle relaxation, most commonly in anasthesia. It is necessary to prevent spontaneous movement of muscle during surgical operations. Muscle relaxants inhibit neuron transmission to muscle by… …   Wikipedia

  • COLQ — Collagen like tail subunit (single strand of homotrimer) of asymmetric acetylcholinesterase Identifiers Symbols COLQ; EAD; FLJ55041 External IDs …   Wikipedia

  • plate — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a thin, relative flat, structure. SYN: lamina [TA]. 2. A metal bar perforated for screws applied to a fractured bone to maintain the ends in apposition. 3. The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”