Term Name: terminal bouton
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

Relationships
is part of: axon terminus
has parts: synaptic vesicle, readily releasable pool synaptic vesicle, resting pool
is a type of: presynapse
has subtype: C bouton F bouton hippocampal mossy fiber expansion multiple synapse bouton photoreceptor cell terminal bouton rod bipolar cell terminal bouton S bouton type I terminal bouton type II terminal bouton type III terminal bouton