| Name: | hypophysis |
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| Synonyms: | pituitary |
| Definition: | A compound organ which is an endocrine gland located ventral to the diencephalon and derived from mixed neuroectodermal and non-neuroectodermal origin. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000118] |
| Name: | synaptic vesicle |
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| Synonyms: | docked vesicle |
| Definition: | A secretory organelle, typically 50 nm in diameter, of presynaptic nerve terminals; accumulates in high concentrations of neurotransmitters and secretes these into the synaptic cleft by fusion with the 'active zone' of the presynaptic plasma membrane. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0008021] QuickGO AmiGO |