type I terminal button
id: GO:0061174
name: type I terminal button
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Terminal inflated portion of the axon of a glutamatergic neuron, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters that will induce the contraction of muscle. 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:0061176 | type Ib terminal button |
GO:0061177 | type Is terminal button |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0043195 | terminal button |