motor endplate
Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine:
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motor endplate
The junction between a motor nerve and a muscle cell. See also neuromuscular junction.
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motor endplate
n.
The large and complex terminal formation by which the axon of a motor neuron establishes synaptic contact with a striated muscle fiber. Also called motor plate.
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