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In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that allows a neuron to exchange (receive or send) signals with another cell in its immediate vicinity. Synapses can be classified as either chemical or electrical, depending on the mechanism of signal transmission between neurons.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Synapse | is a | structure that allows a neuron to exchange | 0.90 | text |
| Synapse | is a | site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between two nerve cells | 0.90 | text |
| Synapse | is a | rapid transfer of signals from one cell to the next.Mixed chemical electrical synapses are synaptic sites that feature both a gap junction and neurotransmitter release | 0.90 | text |
| Synapse | is a | primary unit of information transfer in the nervous system | 0.90 | text |
| Synapse | has effect | Drugs | 0.60 | section |
| Synapse | has effect | The | 0.60 | section |
| Synapse | has effect | For | 0.60 | section |
| Synapse | has effect | GABA | 0.60 | section |
| Synapse | has effect | Thus | 0.60 | section |
| Synapse | has effect | Cl | 0.60 | section |
| Synapse | has effect | Furthermore | 0.60 | section |
| Synapse | has effect | In | 0.60 | section |
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