postsynaptic membrane definition
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Keyword - Postsynaptic cell membrane (KW-0628) Protein characteristic of the postsynaptic membrane. In a chemical synapse, the postsynaptic membrane is the membrane that receives a signal (binds neurotransmitter) from the presynaptic cell and responds via depolarisation or hyperpolarisation. The postsynaptic membrane is separated from the presynaptic membrane by the synaptic cleft.
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Membrane transport Membrane transport. In cellular biology, membrane transport refers to the collection of mechanisms that regulate the passage of solutes such as ions and small molecules through biological membranes, which are lipid bilayers that contain proteins embedded in them.
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Principles of Biochemistry/Cell membrane and receptors Principles of Biochemistry/Cell membrane and receptors. The cell membrane is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment. The cell membrane is selectively-permeable to ions and organic molecules and controls the movement of substances in and out of cells.
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- Definition. A membrane is a thin layer that may or may not allow particles to pass through it. Permeable is defined as a membrane that can be crossed by particles, ions, or water. Semi permeable means that some particles, ions, or water can cross the membrane.he cell membrane is semi permeable-meaning some particles can cross the membrane while others may not. It is made up of layers that are both attracted to water-the phosphate bilayers and layers that are hydrophobic (fatty acid layers). Outside of the cell water makes the phosphate layers line up.
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Neurotransmission The binding of neurotransmitters to receptors in the postsynaptic neuron can trigger either short term changes, such as changes in the membrane potential called postsynaptic potentials, or longer term changes by the activation of signaling cascades.
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- plasma membranes of cells, especially nerve and muscle cells, leads to a resting state in which. the cytosol is electrically polarized (negative) with respect to the extracellular fluid. This steady-. state electrical potential (voltage) difference across the cell membrane is known as the resting. membrane potential.
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Postsynaptic potential The neuromuscular junction is analogous to the synapse between two neurons. A nerve fibre divides into many... PSP a temporary change in the electric polarization of the membrane of a nerve cell (neuron). The result of chemical transmission of a nerve impulse at the synapse (neuronal junction),...
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spike potential resting potential (resting membrane potential) the difference in potential across the membrane of a cell when it is at rest, i.e., fully repolarized.In cardiac physiology this occurs during electrical diastole in pacemaker cells and continuously in nonpacemaker cells.ee membrane potential. resting potential. the potential difference across the membrane of a normal cell at rest. spike potential. the initial, very large change in potential of an excitable cell membrane during excitation.
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alveolar-capillary membrane Descemet's membrane the posterior lining membrane of the cornea; it is a thin hyaline membrane between the substantia propria and the endothelial layer of the cornea. diphtheritic membrane the peculiar false membrane characteristic of diphtheria, formed by coagulation necrosis.
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cell membrane cell membrane The thin membrane that forms the outer surface of the protoplasm of a cell and regulates the passage of materials in and out of the cell. It is made up of proteins and lipids and often contains molecular receptors. The membranes of organelles within the cell are made of the same basic material as the cell membrane.
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tympanic membrane tympanic membrane, secondary the membrane enclosing the round window; called also Scarpa's membrane. unit membrane the trilaminar structure of all cellular membranes (such as the plasma membrane, nuclear membranes, mitochondrial membranes, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes) as they appear in electron micrographs.
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synapse A synapse includes a presynaptic portion (synaptic ending), a synaptic cleft, which separates two cells, and a postsynaptic portion, which is the part of a cell adjacent to a synaptic ending.xcitatory or inhibitory effects in a synapse with a chemical reaction are produced by a series of processes. The nerve impulse, upon arriving at a presynaptic ending, depolarizes the presynaptic membrane, whose permeability to calcium ions is increased.
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Membrane transport From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In cellular biology, membrane transport refers to the collection of mechanisms that regulate the passage of solutes such as ions and small molecules through biological membranes, which are lipid bilayers that contain proteins embedded in them.
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End-plate potential In the absence of an action potential, acetylcholine vesicles spontaneously leak into the neuromuscular junction and cause very small depolarizations in the postsynaptic membrane. This small response (~0.5mV) is called a miniature end plate potential (MEPP) and is generated by one acetylcholine-containing vesicle.he small depolarization associated with the release of acetylcholine from one synaptic vesicle is called a miniature end-plate potential (MEPP). MEPPs are additive and lead to a greater depolarization of the postsynaptic membrane and become end plate potentials (EPPs).
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IB Biology HL : Definition Resting potential: the electrical potential across the plasma membrane of a cell that is not conducting an impulse. Action potential: the reversal and restoration of the electrical potential across the plasma membrane of a cell, as an electrical impulse passes along it (depolarization and repolarization).
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Keyword - Postsynaptic cell membrane (KW-0628) Definition. Protein characteristic of the postsynaptic membrane. In a chemical synapse, the postsynaptic membrane is the membrane that receives a signal (binds neurotransmitter) from the presynaptic cell and responds via depolarisation or hyperpolarisation. The postsynaptic membrane is separated from the presynaptic membrane by the synaptic cleft.
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presynaptic membrane The part of the cell membrane of an axon terminal that faces the cell membrane of the neuron or muscle fiber with which the axon terminal establishes a synapse. (prē'si-nap'tik mem'brān).
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Neurons and Nervous System an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) is a temporary depolarization of postsynaptic membrane potential caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell as a result of opening of ligand-sensitive channels. Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential.
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SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE The noun SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE has 1 sense: 1. a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecule to pass through but not others. Familiarity information: SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE used as a noun is very rare.
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Communication Networks in the Brain The neuron that is acted upon by the chemical is termed the postsynaptic neuron. The neurotransmitter molecules released from the presynaptic vesicles traverse the synaptic gap and bind to proteins, termed neurotransmitter receptors, on the surface membrane of the postsynaptic neuron.
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- Postsynaptic neurons conduct electrical signals away from a synapse. However, the same neuron in a chain of interconnected neurons can be a postsynaptic neuron to one group of neurons and a presynaptic neuron to another group of neurons.) A nerve impulse reaches the axon terminal of a presynaptic neuron; the membrane is depolarised by an action potential. 2) Depolarisation of the axon terminal during the action potential causes voltage sensitive calcium ion channels to open in the terminal knob.
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Neurotransmitter receptor In postsynaptic cells, neurotransmitter receptors receive signals that trigger an electrical signal, by regulating the activity of ion channels. The binding of neurotransmitters to specific receptors can change the membrane potential of a neuron.n postsynaptic cells, neurotransmitter receptors receive signals that trigger an electrical signal, by regulating the activity of ion channels. The binding of neurotransmitters to specific receptors can change the membrane potential of a neuron.
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Plasma Membrane of a Cell: Definition, Function & Structure The plasma membrane is the boundary between the cell and its environment. It regulates what enters and exits the cell. Cells must maintain an appropriate amount of molecules to function inside them. They must also have a way to keep things out or to allow things to enter.
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Cell membrane Cell membrane. The cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane) is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment. The cell membrane is selectively permeable to ions and organic molecules and controls the movement of substances in and out of cells. The basic function of the cell membrane is to protect the cell from its surroundings.
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Membrane potential Membrane potential (also transmembrane potential or membrane voltage) is the difference in electric potential between the interior and the exterior of a biological cell. With respect to the exterior of the cell, typical values of membrane potential range from –40 mV to –80 mV. All animal cells are surrounded by a membrane composed of a lipid bilayer with proteins embedded in it. The membrane serves as both an insulator and a diffusion barrier to the movement of ions.