- Purkinje layer
- Purkinje cell layer stratum purkinjense corticis cerebelli.
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Purkinje layer
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Purkinje cell — Infobox neuron neuron name = Purkinje cell image neuron = PurkinjeCell.jpg caption neuron = Drawing of pigeon Purkinje cells (A) by Santiago Ramon y Cajal location = Cerebellum function = inhibitory projection neuron neurotranmitter = GABA… … Wikipedia
Purkinje cells — nerve cells found in great numbers in the cortex of the cerebellum. The cell body is flask shaped, with numerous dendrites branching from the neck and extending fanwise among other cells towards the surface and a long axon that runs from the base … Medical dictionary
Purkinje's cells — Pur kin*je s cells [From J. E. Purkinje, their discoverer.] (Anat.) Large ganglion cells forming a layer near the surface of the cerebellum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purkinje cell — n any of numerous nerve cells that occupy the middle layer of the cerebellar cortex and are characterized by a large globe shaped body with massive dendrites directed outward and a single slender axon directed inward called also Purkinje neuron … Medical dictionary
Purkinje cell — [pər kin′jē] n. [after J. E. Purkinje (1787 1869), Bohemian physiologist] any of the large neurons that make up the middle layer of the gray cortex of the cerebellum, characterized by a dense network of dendrites on the outer side and a long,… … English World dictionary
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
Purkinje , Johannes Evangelista — (1787–1869) Czech physiologist Born at Libochovice (now in the Czech Republic), Purkinje began studying to be a priest but changed to medicine and graduated MD from Charles University, Prague, in 1819. He became professor of physiology and… … Scientists
Purkinje cell — noun Etymology: Jan Purkinje Date: circa 1890 any of numerous nerve cells that occupy the middle layer of the cerebellar cortex and are characterized by a large globose body with massive dendrites directed outward and a single slender axon… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Purkinje — Johannes E. von (Jan E. Purkyne), Bohemian anatomist and physiologist, 1787–1869. See P. conduction, P. images, under image, P. shift, subendocardial conducting system of heart, P. cells, under cell, P. corpuscles, under corpuscle, P. fibers,… … Medical dictionary
Cerebellum — This article is about the smaller region in the lower part of the brain. For the large region of the brain, see Cerebrum. Brain: Cerebellum A human brain, with the cerebellum colored in purple … Wikipedia
