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synapse

junction between a nerve fiber of one neuron and another neuron, muscle fiber or glial cell
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synapse

Summary

synapse is a cellular component[1]. synapse ranks in the top 2% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,245 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • synapse is credited with the discovery of Charles Scott Sherrington[3].
  • synapse's instance of is recorded as cellular component[4].
  • synapse is a type of cell junction[5].
  • synapse's Commons category is recorded as Synapses[6].
  • synapse comprises synaptic cleft[7].
  • synapse comprises terminal bouton[8].
  • synapse comprises postsynapse[9].
  • synapse comprises neurotransmitter[10].
  • synapse's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1897[11].
  • synapse's significant event is recorded as action potential[12].
  • synapse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Synapses[13].
  • synapse's Commons gallery is recorded as Synapse[14].
  • synapse's topic has template is recorded as Template:Synapse map[15].
  • synapse's used by is recorded as synaptic transmission[16].
  • synapse's main Wikidata property is recorded as P926[17].
  • synapse's main Wikidata property is recorded as P925[18].
  • synapse's studied by is recorded as synaptology[19].
  • synapse's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0045202[20].

Body

Definition and Type

synapse's instance of is recorded as cellular component[4]. synapse is a type of cell junction[5].

Use and Application

Components include synaptic cleft[7], an anatomical space type[21]; terminal bouton[8], a cellular component[22]; postsynapse[9]; and neurotransmitter[10]. synapse's used by is recorded as synaptic transmission[16].

Why It Matters

synapse ranks in the top 2% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,245 views/month).[2] synapse has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] synapse is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Charles Scott Sherrington Lissy Götz

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → cellular component
    Studied by → synaptology
    Used by → —
    Topic has template → Template:Synapse map
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28072, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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