Pyramidal cell
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pyramidal-cell-173-17829600
title:
Pyramidal cell
text:
Pyramidal cells, or pyramidal neurons, are a type of multipolar neuron found in areas of the brain including the cerebral cortex, the hippocampus, and the amygdala. Pyramidal cells are the primary excitation units of the mammalian prefrontal cortex and the corticospinal tract. One of the main structural features of the pyramidal neuron is the conic shaped soma, or cell body, after which the neuron is named. Other key structural features of the pyramidal cell are a single axon, a large apical den
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description:
Projection neurons in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramidal_cell
date created:
2004-05-01T02:19:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T13:45:06Z
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