Category:GO:0098520 ! excitatory neuromuscular junction

name: excitatory neuromuscular junction
namespace: cellular_component
def: "The junction between the axon of a motor neuron and a muscle fiber. In response to the arrival of action potentials, the presynaptic button releases molecules of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These diffuse across the cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane of the muscle fiber, leading to a post-synaptic potential responsible for muscle contraction." [GOC:dos]
is_a: GO:0031594 ! neuromuscular junction
is_a: GO:0060076 ! excitatory synapse

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0098520</GOterm>
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