stratum purkinjense corticis cerebelli

stratum purkinjense corticis cerebelli
[TA] Purkinje cell layer: a layer of the cerebellar cortex containing the large neurons called Purkinje cells; it is bounded externally by the molecular layer and internally by the granular layer. Some consider it to be the deepest portion of the molecular layer.

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