part of synaptic vesicle recycling synaptic vesicle endocytosis https://github.com/geneontology/synapse/issues/230 GO:0048488 biological_process GO:0008099 synaptic vesicle retrieval 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. presynaptic endocytosis