| id | GO:0045211 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | postsynaptic membrane |
| namespace | cellular_component |
| def | "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 cleft). Neurotransmitters across the synaptic cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane." [ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"] |
| synonym | "post-synaptic membrane" EXACT [] |
| is_a | GO:0097060 ! synaptic membrane |