PANTHER Class Information   
Name:  axon terminus
Definition:  Terminal inflated portion of the axon, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters. The axon terminus is considered to be the whole region of thickening and the terminal button is a specialized region of it.
Class ID:  GO:0043679
Parent Lineages:  cellular_component>   cellular anatomical entity>   neuron projection terminus>   axon terminus
cellular_component>   cellular anatomical entity>   cell projection>   plasma membrane bounded cell projection>   neuron projection>   neuron projection terminus>   axon terminus
cellular_component>   cellular anatomical entity>   presynapse>   axon terminus
cellular_component>   cellular anatomical entity>   cell junction>   synapse>   presynapse>   axon terminus
cellular_component>   cellular anatomical entity>   distal axon>   axon terminus
cellular_component>   cellular anatomical entity>   cell projection>   plasma membrane bounded cell projection>   neuron projection>   axon>   distal axon>   axon terminus
Child:  terminal bouton
Number Subfamilies/Families:  53