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synaptic vesicle

synaptic vesicle

any of numerous small spherical sacs in the cytoplasm of the knoblike ending of the axon of a presynaptic neuron that contain molecules of neurotransmitter. The transmitter is released into the synaptic cleft when a nerve impulse arrives at the terminal button.

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