boutons terminaux
ax·on ter·mi·nals
the somewhat enlarged, often club-shaped endings by which axons make synaptic contacts with other nerve cells or with effector cells (muscle or gland cells). Axon terminals contain neurotransmitters of various kinds, sometimes more than one. These can be demonstrated by chemical analysis and immunocytochemical methods.
See also: synapse.
See also: synapse.
Synonym(s): axonal terminal boutons, end-feet, neuropodia, pieds terminaux, synaptic boutons, synaptic endings, synaptic terminals, terminal boutons, boutons terminaux
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boutons terminaux
(boo-tŏn′ tĕr-mĭ-nō′) [Fr., terminal buttons]The bulblike expansions at the tips of axons that come into synaptic contact with the cell bodies of other neurons.
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