Basalis nucleus cholinergic neuron

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Name:	Basalis nucleus cholinergic neuron
Description:	Large multipolar neuron (also described as polyhedral) found in the nucleus basalis of Meynert in the basal forebrain that uses acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter. Most of the dendrites are very long giving a thick network of secondary and tertiary dendritic branches in a radial three dimensional arrangement in the neuropil space. The secondary and tertiary dendritic branches are studded with long fusiform or triangular spines (Baloyannis, S. J., Costa, V., Psaroulis, V., Arzoglou, L. Papsotiriou (1994) The nucleus basalis of Meynert of the human brain: a Golgi and electron microscope study) Int J Neurosci., 78: 33-41.
Synonym(s):	Cholinergic nucleus basalis cell, Nucleus basalis polyhedral neuron, Cholinergic nucleus basalis neuron
Super-category:	Neuron
Id:	nlx_cell_20090203
Defining criteria:	Biochemical
Organism:	Human
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Soma Specific Properties

Soma Location:	Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis oval nucleus

Axon Specific Properties

Intrinsic Properties

Neurotransmitter released:	Acetylcholine

Defining Criteria:	Biochemical

Notes

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CurationStatus	uncurated +
DefiningCriteria	Biochemical +
Definition	Large multipolar neuron (also described as … Large multipolar neuron (also described as polyhedral) found in the nucleus basalis of Meynert in the basal forebrain that uses acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter. Most of the dendrites are very long giving a thick network of secondary and tertiary dendritic branches in a radial three dimensional arrangement in the neuropil space. The secondary and tertiary dendritic branches are studded with long fusiform or triangular spines (Baloyannis, S. J., Costa, V., Psaroulis, V., Arzoglou, L. Papsotiriou (1994) The nucleus basalis of Meynert of the human brain: a Golgi and electron microscope study) Int J Neurosci., 78: 33-41. oscope study) Int J Neurosci., 78: 33-41.
EditorialNote	http://molinterv.aspetjournals.org/content/3/3/137/F2.expansion
ExampleImage	+
Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Petilla neuron +
Id	nlx_cell_20090203 +
Label	Basalis nucleus cholinergic neuron +
Located in	Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis oval nucleus +
ModifiedDate	9 March 2012 +
Neurotransmitter	Acetylcholine +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Petilla neuron +
Species	Human +
SuperCategory	Neuron +
Synonym	Cholinergic nucleus basalis cell +, Nucleus basalis polyhedral neuron +, and Cholinergic nucleus basalis neuron +