Category:Dorsal tegmental nucleus medium cell
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| Name: | Dorsal tegmental nucleus medium cell |
| Definition: | Medium sized neuron located in the dorsal tegmental nucleus pars ventralis characterized by an oval, oblong or round shaped cell soma, an irregularly shaped oblong nucleus with one or rarely two nucleoli and an indented nuclear envelope. The somatic surface is smooth with no smatic spines. any organelles are present in the cytoplasm, including well developed rough endoplasmic reticulum forming Nissl bodies. |
| Synonym(s): | Dorsal tegmental nucleus medium neuron |
| Super-category: | Neuron |
| Defining citation: | Hayakawa, T and Zyo, K. Fine structural survey of Gudden's tegmental nuclei in the rat: cytology and axosomatic synapses. Anatomy and Embryology 177: 485-493, 1988. |
| Id: | nlx_cell_20090403 |
| Link to OWLRDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
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| Organism: | Rat |
| Cell Soma Shape: | Round, oval, fusiform |
| Cell Soma Size | 10 X 18 um |
| Soma Location: | Dorsal tegmental nucleus pars ventralis |

