The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a postsynaptic membrane, a specialized area of membrane facing the presynaptic membrane on the tip of the nerve ending and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft). [ GOC:sjp GOC:BHF http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21424692 ]
Synonyms: post-synaptic membrane assembly
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goslim_synapse