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A part of an axon, a cell projection of a neuron. The long process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses, usually away from the cell body to the terminals and varicosities, which are sites of storage and release of neurotransmitter. The main axonal trunk, as opposed to the collaterals. Non-terminal inflated portion of the axon, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters. Any constituent part of a cell projection, a prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: varicosity
Acc: GO:0043196
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: Non-terminal inflated portion of the axon, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 6 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 6 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0043196 - varicosity (interactive image map)
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