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neurotransmitter secretion
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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.
Term info
Label
neurotransmitter secretion
Subsets
goslim_synapse
definition
The regulated release of neurotransmitter from the presynapse into the synaptic cleft via calcium-regulated exocytosis during synaptic transmission.
has exact synonym
neurotransmitter secretory pathway, neurotransmitter release
has alternative id
GO:0010554
has obo namespace
biological_process
id
GO:0007269
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl