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.