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.
do not confuse with NERVE ENDINGS
Other names Motor Endplates; Motor End-Plates; Motor End Plate; Endplates, Motor; Endplate, Motor; End-Plates, Motor; End-Plate, Motor; Motor End-Plate
