"Presynaptic Terminals" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The distal terminations of axons which are specialized for the release of neurotransmitters. Also included are varicosities along the course of axons which have similar specializations and also release transmitters. Presynaptic terminals in both the central and peripheral nervous systems are included.
| Descriptor ID |
D017729
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.663.542.145.750 A08.850.700 A11.284.149.165.420.780.700 A11.671.137.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Presynaptic Terminals- Presynaptic Terminals
- Presynaptic Terminal
- Terminal, Presynaptic
- Terminals, Presynaptic
- Nerve Endings, Presynaptic
- Ending, Presynaptic Nerve
- Endings, Presynaptic Nerve
- Nerve Ending, Presynaptic
- Presynaptic Nerve Ending
- Presynaptic Nerve Endings
- Synaptic Terminals
- Synaptic Terminal
- Terminal, Synaptic
- Terminals, Synaptic
- Axon Terminals
- Axon Terminal
- Terminal, Axon
- Terminals, Axon
- Synaptic Boutons
- Bouton, Synaptic
- Boutons, Synaptic
- Synaptic Bouton
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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