| Term: | photoreceptor cell synaptic vesicle docking |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | photoreceptor cell |
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| Synonyms: | photoreceptor cells |
| Definition: | A cell specialized to detect and transduce light. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009127] |
| Name: | synaptic vesicle docking |
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| Synonyms: | synaptic vesicle docking during exocytosis, synaptic vesicle docking involved in exocytosis |
| Definition: | The initial (indirect) attachment of a synaptic vesicle membrane to the presynaptic active zone membrane, mediated by proteins protruding from the membrane and proteins of the presynaptic active zone cytoplasmic component. Synaptic vesicle tethering is the first step in this process. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0016081] QuickGO AmiGO |