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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.
At symmetric synapses the synaptic cleft is narrower than at excitatory synapses, and the postsynaptic density is only about the same width as the presynaptic density. The postsynaptic elements at such synapses include dendritic shafts (Fig. 9.2A and Fig. 9.4) some dendritic spines (Fig.