Synaptic Vesicles
In a neuron, synaptic vesicles store various neurotransmitters that are released at the synapse.
Part of: Neurons (Nerve Cells)
About Neuron Function
Neurons are responsible for the transport and uptake of neurotransmitters – chemicals that relay information between brain cells.
Depending on its location, a neuron can perform the job of a sensory neuron, a motor neuron, or an interneuron, sending and receiving specific neurotransmitters.
Scientists think that neurons are the most diverse kind of cell in the body. Within these three classes of neurons are hundreds of different types, each with specific message-carrying abilities.
How these neurons communicate with each other by making connections is what makes each of us unique in how we think, and feel, and act. NIH – National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke