Category:Dentate gyrus granule cell
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| Name: | Dentate gyrus granule cell |
| Definition: | The dentate gyrus granule cell is the only principal cell of the dentate gyrus. |
| Synonym(s): | Dentate gyrus granule neuron, Granule cell of dentate gyrus, Dentate granule cell |
| Has role: | Principal neuron role |
| Super-category: | Neuron |
| Defining citation: | The hippocampus book By Per Andersen, Richard Morris, David Amaral, John O'Keefe |
| PMID: | PMID 17765709 |
| Id: | nifext_153 |
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| Cell Soma Shape: | Elliptical |
| Cell Soma Size | width of approximately 10 μm and a height of 18 μm |
| Soma Location: | Dentate gyrus |
| Dendrite location: | Dentate gyrus molecular layer |
| Spine density on dendrites: | Spiny Dendrite Quality |
| Location of axon arborization: | CA3 |
| Cellular synaptic target | Hippocampus CA3 pyramidal cell |
| Neurotransmitter | Glutamate |
