In a neuron, synaptic vesicles (or neurotransmitter vesicles) store various neurotransmitters that are released at the synapse. The release is regulated by a voltage-dependent calcium channel. Vesicles are essential for propagating nerve impulses between neurons and are constantly recreated by the cell. The area in the axon that holds groups of ve...
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(from the article `nervous system`) ...and with muscle cells. These junctions are called synapses. Presynaptic terminals, when seen by light microscope, look like small knobs and ... Neurotransmitters are packed into small, membrane-bound synaptic vesicles. Each vesicle contains thousands of neurotransmitter molecules, and there ... ...
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Small 'bubble' filled with neurotransmitter within the neuroplasm of a synaptic button. When an action potential arrives it prompts these vesicles to move to the surface of the cell where they burst and release their contents into the synaptic cleft.
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<cell biology> Intracellular vesicles found in the presynaptic terminals of chemical synapses, which contain neurotransmitter. ... During activity the vescles release their contents at the synapse and the neurotransmitter stimulate receptors on other cells. ... (10 Jan 1998) ...
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Intracellular vesicles found in the presynaptic terminals of chemical synapses, which contain neurotransmitter.
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