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Cochlear nucleus (dorsal) giant cell
| Name: | Cochlear nucleus (dorsal) giant cell |
| Description: | Large multipolar cells located in the depths of the dorsal cochlear nucleus. Like the pyramidal (fusiform) cells, a principal neuron of the DCN. Their dendrites, branching sparsely across isofrequency bands, are smooth until they reach the molecular layer, where the tips are spiny. The axons join pyramidal cell axons to form the DAS (dorsal acoustic stria) through which they project to the contralateral inferior colliculus. |
| Synonym(s): | Giant cell |
| Has role: | Principal neuron role |
| Abbreviation: | GC |
| Super-category: | Neuron |
| URL: | Young and Oertel, Cochlear Nucleus, in The Synaptic Organization of the Brain (5th ed.), p. 133 |
| Id: | nifext_75 |
| Organism: | Vertebrata |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
Soma Specific Properties
| Cell Soma Shape: | Multipolar |
| Cell Soma Size: | Large soma |
| Soma Location: | Depths of dorsal cochlear nucleus |
Dendrite Specific Properties
| Branching type: | multipolar |
Axon Specific Properties
| Axon projection laterality: | contralateral |
| Origin of axon: | soma and sometimes dendrite |
| Location of distant axon arborization: | Inferior colliculus |
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| Abbrev | GC + |
| AxonProjectionLaterality | contralateral + |
| BranchingMetrics | multipolar + |
| CellSomaShape | Category:Multipolar + |
| CellSomaSize | Large soma + |
| Created | 5 September 2007 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| DefiningCitation | Young and Oertel, Cochlear Nucleus, in The Synaptic Organization of the Brain (5th ed.), p. 133 + |
| Definition | Large multipolar cells located in the dept … Large multipolar cells located in the depths of the dorsal cochlear nucleus. Like the pyramidal (fusiform) cells, a principal neuron of the DCN. Their dendrites, branching sparsely across isofrequency bands, are smooth until they reach the molecular layer, where the tips are spiny. The axons join pyramidal cell axons to form the DAS (dorsal acoustic stria) through which they project to the contralateral inferior colliculus. to the contralateral inferior colliculus. |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Petilla neuron + |
| Has role | Principal neuron role + |
| Id | nifext_75 + |
| Label | Cochlear nucleus (dorsal) giant cell + |
| Located in | Depths of dorsal cochlear nucleus + |
| LocationOfAxonArborization | Inferior colliculus + |
| ModifiedDate | 9 March 2012 + |
| OriginOfAxon | soma and sometimes dendrite + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Petilla neuron + |
| Species | Vertebrata + |
| SuperCategory | Neuron + |
| Synonym | Giant cell + |