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Dentate gyrus granule cell
| Name: | Dentate gyrus granule cell |
| Definition: | The dentate gyrus granule cell is the only principal cell of the dentate gyrus.[1] |
| Synonym(s): | Dentate gyrus granule neuron, Granule cell of dentate gyrus, Dentate granule cell, DG 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 |
| Organism: | Vertebrata |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
Soma Specific Properties
| Cell Soma Shape: | Elliptical |
| Cell Soma Size: | width of approximately 10 μm and a height of 18 μm |
| Soma Location: | Dentate gyrus |
| Spine density on dendrites: | Spiny Dendrite Quality |
Axon Specific Properties
| Location of axon arborization: | CA3 |
| Cellular synaptic target: | Hippocampus CA3 pyramidal cell |
| Neurotransmitter: | Glutamate |
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References
- ↑ Amaral DG et al. (2007) The dentate gyrus: fundamental neuroanatomical organization (dentate gyrus for dummies). Prog Brain Res 163: 3-22 PubMed
- Key References: Claiborne et al JCN 1990 (PMID: 2289972) fulltext
- Note: The characteristics provided for this cell class are based on the most abundant data in the field, which are from young adult rats. There could be species-specific, age-specific, and even gender-specific differences. For example, monkey and rat differ in cytoarchitectonic structure and quantitative cell morphology.
- Digital reconstruction example: http://neuromorpho.org/neuroMorpho/neuron_info.jsp?neuron_name=gc
- Soma Location: DG stratum granulosum
- Soma Shape: granule
- Soma Size: Length: 18.6 ± 0.5 µm (Mean ± S.E.M.)
- Soma Orientation: Vertical
- Dendrite Shape: Tufted
- Dendrite Orientation: Vertical
- Dendrite Size: Length: 3,221 ± 78 µm (Mean ± S.E.M.)
- Dendrite Ultrastructure: Spiny
- Dendrite Location: DG stratum moleculare
- Axon Synonym: DG mossy fibers
- Axon Location: DG hilus, CA3 stratum lucidum
- Axon Ultrastructure: mossy boutons, mossy terminals, filopodia, en-passant (Ref: Acsady et al J Neurosci 1998) (PMID: 9547246 )).
Facts about Dentate gyrus granule cellRDF feed
| Authors | David G. Amaral +, Helen E. Scharfman +, and and Pierre Lavenex + |
| Axon Location | Hilus of dentate gyrus +, and Stratum lucidum + |
| Axon Ultrastructure | Mossy boutons +, Mossy terminals +, Filopodia +, and En-passant + |
| Axon synonym | Dentate gyrus mossy fibers + |
| CellSomaShape | Elliptical + |
| CellSomaSize | width of approximately 10 μm and a height of 18 μm + |
| CellularSynapticTarget | Hippocampus CA3 pyramidal cell + |
| Comment | Claiborne et al JCN 1990 (PMID: 2289972), The characteristics provided for this cel … The characteristics provided for this cell class are based on the most abundant data in the field, which are from young adult rats. There could be species-specific, age-specific, and even gender-specific differences. For example, monkey and rat differ in cytoarchitectonic structure and quantitative cell morphology. tructure and quantitative cell morphology., and Acsady et al J Neurosci 1998 (PMID:9547246) |
| Created | 5 September 2007 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| DefiningCitation | The hippocampus book By Per Andersen, Richard Morris, David Amaral, John O'Keefe + |
| Definition | The dentate gyrus granule cell is the only principal cell of the dentate gyrus. |
| Dendrite Location | Dentate gyrus molecular layer + |
| Dendrite Orientation | Vertical neuronal orientation + |
| Dendrite Shape | Tufted Dendrite Quality + |
| Dendrite Size | Length + |
| Dendrite Ultrastructure | Spiny Dendrite Quality + |
| Example | http://neuromorpho.org/neuroMorpho/neuron_info.jsp?neuron_name=gc + |
| Has part | Hippocampal mossy fiber + |
| Has role | Principal neuron role + |
| Id | nifext_153 + |
| Label | Dentate gyrus granule cell + |
| Located in | Dentate gyrus + |
| LocationOfAxonArborization | CA3 + |
| ModifiedDate | 30 August 2010 + |
| Neurotransmitter | Glutamate + |
| PMID | 17765709 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Petilla neuron + |
| Soma Location | Dentate gyrus granule cell layer + |
| Soma Orientation | Vertical neuronal orientation + |
| Soma Shape | Granule Soma Quality + |
| Soma Size | Length + |
| Species | Vertebrata + |
| SpineDensityOnDendrites | Spiny Dendrite Quality + |
| Synonym | Dentate gyrus granule neuron +, Granule cell of dentate gyrus +, Dentate granule cell +, and DG granule cell + |
| Title | The dentate gyrus: fundamental neuroanatomical organization (dentate gyrus for dummies) + |