Term Name: synaptic vesicle endocytosis
Synonyms: synaptic vesicle retrieval
Definition: A vesicle-mediated transport process, in which the synaptic vesicle membrane constituents are retrieved from the presynaptic membrane on the axon terminal after neurotransmitter secretion by exocytosis. Synaptic vesicle endocytosis can occur via clathrin-dependent and clathrin-independent mechanisms.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048488]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: synaptic vesicle recycling
has parts: synaptic vesicle budding from presynaptic endocytic zone membrane synaptic vesicle uncoating
is a type of: presynaptic endocytosis
has subtype: bulk synaptic vesicle endocytosis clathrin-dependent synaptic vesicle endocytosis
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of synaptic vesicle endocytosis
positively regulated by: positive regulation of synaptic vesicle endocytosis
regulated by: regulation of synaptic vesicle endocytosis