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Postsynaptic Membrane

Known as: post-synaptic membrane 
A specialized area of membrane facing the presynaptic membrane on the tip of the nerve ending and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic… 
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postsynapse

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postsynaptic density membrane

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Constitutively Active MuSK Is Clustered in the Absence of Agrin and Induces Ectopic Postsynaptic-Like Membranes in Skeletal Muscle Fibers
In skeletal muscle fibers, neural agrin can direct the accumulation of acetylcholine receptors (AChR) and transcription of AChR… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Genetic analysis of postsynaptic differentiation at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Immunocytochemical localization of glycine receptors in the mammalian retina
The distribution of glycinergic synapses in the mammalian retina was studied with monoclonal antibodies against glycine receptors… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The mammalian glycine receptor: biology and structure of a neuronal chloride channel protein
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Determination of the tissue distributions and relative concentrations of the postsynaptic 43-kDa protein and the acetylcholine receptor in Torpedo.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Spider venom contains specific receptor blocker of glutaminergic synapses
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Is Dale's principle valid?
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Precision of reinnervation of original postsynaptic sites in frog muscle after a nerve crush
SummaryRegenerating neuromuscular junctions in the cutaneous pectoris muscle of the frog were examined by light and electron… 
Review
1972
Review
1972
Isolation of acetylcholine receptors.
When ACh acts in an excitatory way, it increases the conductance of a post-synaptic membrane for Na+ and K+, leading to membrane… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Morphological and cytochemical observations on the post-synaptic membrane at motor end-plates and ganglionic synapses.
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