Motor Endplate
Synonyms
End-Plate, Motor
End-Plates, Motor
Endplate, Motor
Endplates, Motor
Motor End Plate
Motor End-Plate
Motor End-Plates
Motor Endplates
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.