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cellule étoilée [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

[Cortical cell characterized] by short, extensively branched, spiny dendritic processes.

OBS

The axons of these cells may be varied in length and project to deeper layers of the cortex, forming synaptic connections with the dendrites of nearby cells. They seem only to be excitatory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

[Cellule corticale (interneurone)] caractérisée par un corps cellulaire de petite taille autour duquel se ramifient les dendrites.

OBS

Une cellule étoilée peut avoir deux types d'axones : les axones courts, qui se distribuent aux cellules corticales adjacentes, et les axones longs, qui se dirigent vers les couches plus superficielles ou plus profondes du cortex.

Spanish

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