end plate
Americannoun
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Mining. one of the shorter members of a set.
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Cell Biology. a specialized area on the surface of a muscle fiber where a motor neuron makes contact with the muscle, consisting of an irregularly shaped trough into which the terminal portion of the axon fits.
Etymology
Origin of end plate
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Once released by the synaptic terminal, ACh diffuses across the synaptic cleft to the motor end plate, where it binds with ACh receptors.
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As ACh binds at the motor end plate, this depolarization is called an end-plate potential.
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The area of the sarcolemma on the muscle fiber that interacts with the neuron is called the motor end plate.
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A small space called the synaptic cleft separates the synaptic terminal from the motor end plate.
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Put a board on the outside of each end plate of the group.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
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