chemical synaptic transmission, postsynaptic
The part of synaptic transmission occurring in the post-synapse: a signal transduction pathway consisting of neurotransmitter receptor activation and its effects on postsynaptic membrane potential and the ionic composition of the postsynaptic cytosol. [ GOC:dos ]
Term info
Subsets
goslim_synapse
has related synonym
postsynaptic process involved in chemical synaptic transmission
has obo namespace
biological_process
id
GO:0099565
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- cell surface receptor signaling pathway and part of some chemical synaptic transmission and occurs in some postsynapse