Term Name: synapse assembly
Synonyms: synapse biogenesis, synaptogenesis
Definition: The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a synapse. This process ends when the synapse is mature (functional).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007416]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: nervous system development
has parts: postsynapse assembly presynapse assembly
is a type of: cell junction assembly synapse organization
has subtype: excitatory synapse assembly inhibitory synapse assembly synapse assembly involved in innervation synaptic assembly at neuromuscular junction
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of synapse assembly
positively regulated by: positive regulation of synapse assembly
regulated by: regulation of synapse assembly