GO TERM SUMMARY
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Name: |
neurotransmitter catabolic process |
Acc: |
GO:0042135 |
Aspect: |
Biological Process |
Desc: |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of 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. |
Synonyms:
- neurotransmitter catabolism
- neurotransmitter breakdown
- neurotransmitter degradation
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