Amygdala lateral central nucleus medium spiny neuron

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Name:	Amygdala lateral central nucleus medium spiny neuron
Description:	Medium-sized, multipolar, principal neuron found in lateral portions of the central nucleus. It has very spiny dendrites and closely resembles the medium spiny neuron of the adjacent striatum.
Has role:	Principal neuron role
Super-category:	Neuron
Id:	nlx_149094
Organism:	Mammal
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Soma Specific Properties

Dendrite Specific Properties

Spine density on dendrites:	spiny high density

Axon Specific Properties

Axon myelination:	myelinated
Axon projection laterality:	ipsilateral
Origin of axon:	soma and sometimes dendrite
Location of distant axon arborization:	Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, Substantia innominata, Parabrachial nucleus
Location of local axon arborization:	Central amygdaloid nucleus

Intrinsic Properties

Neurotransmitter released:	GABA
Neurotransmitter receptors:	AMPA-type glutamate-gated cationic channel, NMDA-type glutamate-gated cationic channel, GABA A-gated anionic channel, GABA C-gated anionic channel
Molecular constituents:	Corticotropin releasing factor, Neurotensin, Somatostatin, Enkephalin

Notes

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AxonMyelination	myelinated +
AxonProjectionLaterality	ipsilateral +
CellSomaShape	Category:Spherical +
CellSomaSize	Medium soma +
CurationStatus	uncurated +
Definition	Medium-sized, multipolar, principal neuron found in lateral portions of the central nucleus. It has very spiny dendrites and closely resembles the medium spiny neuron of the adjacent striatum.
Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Petilla neuron +
Has role	Principal neuron role +
Id	nlx_149094 +
Label	Amygdala lateral central nucleus medium spiny neuron +
Located in	Central amygdaloid nucleus +
LocationOfAxonArborization	Bed nucleus of stria terminalis +, Substantia innominata +, and Parabrachial nucleus +
LocationOfLocalAxonArborization	Central amygdaloid nucleus +
ModifiedDate	28 June 2012 +
MolecularConstituents	Corticotropin releasing factor +, Neurotensin +, Somatostatin +, and Enkephalin +
Neurotransmitter	GABA +
NeurotransmitterReceptors	AMPA-type glutamate-gated cationic channel +, NMDA-type glutamate-gated cationic channel +, GABA A-gated anionic channel +, and GABA C-gated anionic channel +
OriginOfAxon	soma and sometimes dendrite +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Petilla neuron +
Species	Mammal +
SpineDensityOnDendrites	Spiny high density +
SuperCategory	Neuron +