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synaptic cleft

synaptic cleft The synaptic cleft is the tiny gap between the end of one nerve cell that sends a signal and the membrane of the next cell that receives it.

The synaptic cleft is the tiny gap between the end of one nerve cell that sends a signal and the membrane of the next cell that receives it.

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