Category:Cochlear (dorsal) nucleus pyramidal neuron
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| Name: | Cochlear (dorsal) nucleus pyramidal neuron |
| Definition: | Bipolar neuron found in dorsal cochlear nucleus, whose cell bodies form a band in the pyramidal cell layer. Pyramidal cells are characterized by a spiny apical dendritic tree in the molecular layer and a smooth basal dendritic tree in the deep layer. The basal dendrites have few branches and receive inputs from the auditory nerve. The densely spiny apical dendrites are contacted by parallel fibers. |
| Synonym(s): | fusiform cell, Dorsal cochlear nucleus pyramidal cell |
| Super-category: | Neuron |
| Id: | nifext_74 |
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- Definition Source: Shepherd (2004) The Synaptic Organization of the Brain, 5th ed, New York: Oxford University Press
