| Term: | olfactory bulb glomerulus terminal bouton |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | olfactory bulb glomerulus |
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| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure part of the olfactory bulb that is roughly spheroidal and encircled by olfactory sensory neuron axons that formed an anatomically distinct stalk connected to the olfactory nerve. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005661] |
| Name: | terminal bouton |
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| Synonyms: | bouton, presynaptic bouton, synaptic bouton, terminal button |
| Definition: | Terminal inflated portion of the axon, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters. The axon terminus is considered to be the whole region of thickening and the terminal bouton is a specialized region of it. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0043195] QuickGO AmiGO |