AmiGO: synaptic vesicle Details

Term Information

Accession: GO:0008021
Ontology: cellular component
Synonyms: None
Definition: A secretory organelle, some 50 nm in diameter, of presynaptic nerve terminals; accumulates in high concentrations of neurotransmitters and is secreted these into the synaptic cleft by fusion with the 'active zone' of the presynaptic plasma membrane. [source: PMID:10099709]
Comment: None
Subset: None
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