Term Information

Accession
GO:0048792
Name
spontaneous exocytosis of neurotransmitter
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
spontaneous synaptic vesicle exocytosis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The release of a neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft, where the release step is independent of the presence of calcium ions (Ca2+). The neurotransmitter is contained within a membrane-bounded vesicle, and is released by fusion of the vesicle with the presynaptic plasma membrane of a nerve cell. Source: GOC:curators
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History
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Parents of spontaneous exocytosis of neurotransmitter (GO:0048792)
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spontaneous exocytosis of neurotransmitter [is_a relation] is_a  neurotransmitter secretion (GO:0007269)
spontaneous exocytosis of neurotransmitter [is_a relation] is_a  synaptic vesicle exocytosis (GO:0016079)

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