Cell Component
electrical synapse
e·lec·tri·cal syn·apse
Subclass of:
Gap Junctions; Synapses
Definitions related to electrical synapses:
  • A synapse in which electrical connection is made directly through the cytoplasm, via gap junctions.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Specialized junctions between NEURONS which connect the cytoplasm of one neuron to another allowing direct passage of an ion current.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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