axon terminus
id: GO:0043679
name: axon terminus
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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 button is a specialized region of it.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0044305 | calyx of Held |
GO:0044316 | cone cell pedicle |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0033267 | axon part |
GO:0044306 | neuron projection terminus |