presynaptic active zone

id: GO:0048786
name: presynaptic active zone
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A specialized region of the plasma membrane and cell cortex of a presynaptic neuron; encompasses a region of the plasma membrane where synaptic vesicles dock and fuse, synaptic vesicles, and a specialized cortical cytoskeletal matrix.

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