| Term Name: | host cell synaptic vesicle |
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| Definition: | A secretory organelle of a host cell, some 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:0098584] QuickGO AmiGO |