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GO: Cellular Component
terminal bouton
- Term ID
- GO:0043195
- Synonyms
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- 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. (2)
- References
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- NIF_Subcellular:sao187426937
- Ontology
- GO: Cellular Component QuickGO AmiGO
- is part of
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- has parts
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- is a type of
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- has subtype
Phenotype
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