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Colliculus superior piriform cell
| Name: | Colliculus superior piriform cell |
| Description: | The piriform cells have ovoid or cup shaped cell bodies, 10 to 15 micrometers in diameter, located within a narrow lamina along the deep margin of the zone of horizontal cells. The restriction of the piriform cell somata to the boundary between the zone of horizontal cells and the zone of vertical cells is remarkably accurate and consistent. The piriform cells give rise to 2 to 5 dendrites from the superficial surface, which course through the zone of horizontal cells to terminate just beneath the surface. As the ascending dendrites approach the surface they branch more frequently, almost always by equipartition, to form a complicated intermingling bouquet of slowly tapering dendrites, 150 to 350 micrometers in width and slightly less than 200 micrometers in depth. The axon most frequently takes its origin from the base of the soma, but sometimes it arises from one of the low order dendrites. From its origin the axon runs immediately down through the zone of vertical cells, occasionally with collaterals which may arborize within the superficial laminae. The axon is thin and smooth, occasionally with en passant varicosities. |
| Synonym(s): | piriform cell, piriform neuron |
| Super-category: | Neuron |
| URL: | Langer and Lund 1974 |
| PMID: | PMID 4615112 |
| Id: | BAMSC1117 |
| Organism: | Vertebrata |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
Soma Specific Properties
| Soma Location: | Superior colliculus optic layer, Superior colliculus |
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| Authors | Langer TP +, and Lund RD. + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Curator | Mihail Bota + |
| DefiningCitation | Langer and Lund 1974 + |
| Definition | The piriform cells have ovoid or cup shape … The piriform cells have ovoid or cup shaped cell bodies, 10 to 15 micrometers in diameter, located within a narrow lamina along the deep margin of the zone of horizontal cells. The restriction of the piriform cell somata to the boundary between the zone of horizontal cells and the zone of vertical cells is remarkably accurate and consistent. The piriform cells give rise to 2 to 5 dendrites from the superficial surface, which course through the zone of horizontal cells to terminate just beneath the surface. As the ascending dendrites approach the surface they branch more frequently, almost always by equipartition, to form a complicated intermingling bouquet of slowly tapering dendrites, 150 to 350 micrometers in width and slightly less than 200 micrometers in depth. The axon most frequently takes its origin from the base of the soma, but sometimes it arises from one of the low order dendrites. From its origin the axon runs immediately down through the zone of vertical cells, occasionally with collaterals which may arborize within the superficial laminae. The axon is thin and smooth, occasionally with en passant varicosities. occasionally with en passant varicosities. |
| EditorialNote | Appended Superior colliculus to name given by contributor to conform to Neurolex NIF naming conventions |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Petilla neuron + |
| Id | BAMSC1117 + |
| JournalNumber | 4 + |
| JournalVolume | 158 + |
| Label | Colliculus superior piriform cell + |
| Located in | Superior colliculus optic layer +, and Superior colliculus + |
| ModifiedDate | 9 March 2012 + |
| PMID | 4615112 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Petilla neuron + |
| Pages | 418-35 |
| PublicationDate | 1974 + |
| PublicationName | J Comp Neurol. + |
| Species | Vertebrata + |
| SuperCategory | Neuron + |
| Synonym | piriform cell +, and piriform neuron + |
| Title | The upper layers of the superior colliculus of the rat: a Golgi study. + |