# excitatory synapse

> synapse in which an action potential in the presynaptic cell increases the probability of an action potential occurring in the postsynaptic cell

**Wikidata**: [Q5419646](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5419646)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excitatory_synapse)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/excitatory-synapse


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. UMLS 2023
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)