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Synapse

Area of connection and transmission of information between two neurones or between a neurone and a muscle cell. Whatever its anatomical character, the synapse includes a presynaptic element that sends a chemical message, a postsynaptic element that receives it and, between these two elements, a synaptic space or cleft.

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