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neurotransmitter secretion

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The regulated release of neurotransmitter from the presynapse into the synaptic cleft via calcium-regulated exocytosis during synaptic transmission. [ ]

Term info

Label

neurotransmitter secretion

Synonyms
  • neurotransmitter release
  • neurotransmitter secretory pathway
Subsets

goslim_synapse

comment

A neurotransmitter is any of a group of substances that are released on excitation from the axon terminal of a presynaptic neuron of the central or peripheral nervous system and travel across the synaptic cleft to either excite or inhibit the target cell. Among the many substances that have the properties of a neurotransmitter are acetylcholine, noradrenaline, adrenaline, dopamine, glycine, gamma-aminobutyrate, glutamic acid, substance P, enkephalins, endorphins and serotonin.

has alternative id

GO:0010554

has obo namespace

biological_process

id

GO:0007269