Term Name: | type III terminal bouton |
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Synonyms: | type III terminal button |
Definition: | Terminal inflated portion of the axon of a non-glutamatergic neuron, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters at a regulatory synapse. The axon terminus is considered to be the whole region of thickening and the terminal bouton is a specialized region of it. Type III terminal boutons are larger than type II ones. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097467] QuickGO AmiGO |