Pyramidal Cells
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Projection neurons in the CEREBRAL CORTEX and the HIPPOCAMPUS. Pyramidal cells have a pyramid-shaped soma with the apex and an apical dendrite pointed toward the pial surface and other dendrites and an axon emerging from the base. The axons may have local collaterals but also project outside their cortical region.
| Descriptor ID |
D017966
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.790 A11.671.790
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| Concept/Terms |
Pyramidal Cells- Pyramidal Cells
- Cell, Pyramidal
- Cells, Pyramidal
- Pyramidal Cell
- Pyramidal Neurons
- Neuron, Pyramidal
- Neurons, Pyramidal
- Pyramidal Neuron
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Vendrell M, Curran T, Morgan JI. A gene expression approach to mapping the functional maturation of the hippocampus. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1998 Dec 10; 63(1):25-34.
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Kasof GM, Mahanty NK, Pozzo Miller LD, Curran T, Connor JA, Morgan JI. Spontaneous and evoked glutamate signalling influences Fos-lacZ expression and pyramidal cell death in hippocampal slice cultures from transgenic rats. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1995 Dec 28; 34(2):197-208.