Motor Endplate

**Definition:** The specialized postsynaptic region of a muscle cell. The motor endplate is immediately across the synaptic cleft from the presynaptic axon terminal. Among its anatomical specializations are junctional folds which harbor a high density of cholinergic receptors.

**Tree numbers:** - A08.800.550.550.550.500 - A08.850.550.550.500 - A11.284.149.165.420.780.550.550.500

**Synonyms:** - Motor End-Plate