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Related terms:
nerve ending
synapse
synaptic membrane
synaptic vesicle
presynaptic terminals
electrical synapse
Body Space or Junction
neuroeffector junction
Subclass of:
Nerve Endings; Synapses
Definitions related to neuroeffector junction:
  • (neuroeffector) Junction between a neuron and the effector organ it innervates.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The synapse between a neuron (presynaptic) and an effector cell other than another neuron (postsynaptic). Neuroeffector junctions include synapses onto muscles and onto secretory cells.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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