| Term: | VeMe synaptic transmission, glutamatergic |
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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: | VeMe |
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| Synonyms: | V3 interneuron, ventral medial interneuron |
| Definition: | Descending interneurons that are the most ventrally positioned in the spinal cord. The cell body are ventral to the level of the Mauthner axon. The cell body is positioned medial to the central canal but do not contact it differentiating them from KA cells. There are multiple VeMe cells in each segment and they are mulitipolar with elaborate local branching. These neurons are glutamatergic. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005969] |
| Name: | synaptic transmission, glutamatergic |
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| Synonyms: | glutamatergic synaptic transmission |
| Definition: | The vesicular release of glutamate from a presynapse, across a chemical synapse, the subsequent activation of glutamate receptors at the postsynapse of a target cell (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) and the effects of this activation on the postsynaptic membrane potential and ionic composition of the postsynaptic cytosol. This process encompasses both spontaneous and evoked release of neurotransmitter and all parts of synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Evoked transmission starts with the arrival of an action potential at the presynapse. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0035249] QuickGO AmiGO |