Examples of cleft

• A portion of the transmitters (factor r) returns from the synaptic cleft into the presynaptic hair cell.

• The atrioventricular septal defect had been effectively repaired, and the residual left atrioventricular valve had a deep "cleft" in its septal aspect.

• These are arranged in two subdomains which are separated by the active site cleft.

• There appears to be an increasing incidence of facial clefts over time.

• There is no reason for intervention because of the facial cleft alone and any decisions should be made on accepted obstetric grounds.

• These represented 3.4% of the total number of facial clefts (isolated and cases with multiple anomalies) and 9.4% of cases with multiple anomalies.

• Clearance of glutamate in the synaptic cleft depends on passive diffusion and active uptake by glutamate transporters.

• Males are more frequently affected with hare lip and cleft palate and pyloric stenosis while females are more prone to congenital dislocation of the hip.