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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. intracellular space
  3. cytoplasm
  4. organelles
  5. cytoplasmic vesicles
  6. synaptic vesicles
  1. Fields of Study
  2. protoplasm
  3. cytoplasm
  4. organelles
  5. cytoplasmic vesicles
  6. synaptic vesicles
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. synapse
  6. synaptic vesicles
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. synapse
  6. synaptic vesicles
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. synapse
  6. synaptic vesicles
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. synapse
  6. synaptic vesicles
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. synapse
  6. synaptic vesicles
  1. Fields of Study
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. synapse
  6. synaptic vesicles
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. synapse
  6. synaptic vesicles
  1. Fields of Study
  2. cell biology
  3. intercellular junctions
  4. synapse
  5. synaptic vesicles

Preferred term

synaptic vesicles

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Membrane-bound compartments which contain transmitter molecules. Synaptic vesicles are concentrated at presynaptic terminals. They actively sequester transmitter molecules from the cytoplasm. In at least some synapses, transmitter release occurs by fusion of these vesicles with the presynaptic membrane, followed by exocytosis of their contents.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • neurotransmitter vesicles

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/264089

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