Organ or Tissue Function
synapse assembly
syn·apse as·sem·bly
Definitions related to synapse assembly:
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(synaptogenesis) Formation of synapses in the nervous system or its end organs, in the context of development, regeneration, or neural plasticity.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a synapse. This process ends when the synapse is mature (functional).Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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