Term Name: hippocampal mossy fiber expansion
Synonyms: dentate gyrus granule cell axonal bouton, dentate gyrus mossy fiber expansion, mossy fiber expansion
Definition: Synaptic expansion of hippocampal mossy fiber axon that makes contact with the thorny excrescences of hippocampal CA3 pyramidal cell dendrites.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:1990026]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: hippocampal mossy fiber
is a type of: terminal bouton
inverse has_part: hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse