The secretion of molecules (e.g. neuropeptides, insulin-related peptides or neuromodulators such as serotonin and dopamine) contained within a neuronal dense core vesicle by fusion of the granule with the plasma membrane of a neuron in response to increased cytosolic calcium levels. [GOC:kmv, PMID:17553987, PMID:24653208]
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C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process
