Category:Piriform cortex layer 2a
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| Name: | Piriform cortex layer 2a |
| Definition: | Superficial region of layer 2 of the piriform cortex characterized by a less dense packing of cells and a concentration of semilunar cell bodies |
| Synonym(s): | Piriform cortex layer IIa, layer IIa of piriform cortex, layer 2a of piriform cortex |
| Is part of : | Piriform cortex layer 2 |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Defining citation: | Shepherd, G. S. The synaptic organization of the brain, 5th ed, New York, Oxford University Press, 2003. |
| Id: | nlx_anat_091007 |
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| Defining Criteria: | cyto-architecture |
| Cyto-architecture defining Criteria: | Less dense packing of cells than layer 2b; concentration of semilunar cell bodies |
