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 … The new mediacal dictionary
Purkinje cells fibers etc. — Pur·kin·je cells, fibers, etc. (pər kinґje) [Jan Evangelista Purkinje, Czech physiologist, 1787–1869] see under cell, fiber, figure, network, phenomenon, system, and vesicle and see stratum purkinjense corticis cerebelli … Medical dictionary
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, Jan Evangelista — born Dec. 17, 1787, Libochovice, Bohemia died July 28, 1869, Prague, Czech. Czech experimental physiologist. He discovered the Purkinje effect (as light decreases, red objects appear to fade faster than blue ones), Purkinje cells (large branching … Universalium
Purkinje afterimage — Pur·kin·je afterimage (.)pər kin jē n a second positive afterimage in a succession of visual afterimages resulting from a brief light stimulus and appearing most distinctly in a hue complementary to that of the original sensation Pur·ky·ne or… … 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 — noun Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787 1869) • Syn: ↑Jan Evangelista Purkinje, ↑Johannes Evangelista Purkinje • Instance Hypernyms: ↑physiologist … Useful english dictionary
Purkinje — n. family name; Johannes Evangelists Purkinje (1789 1869), Bohemian physiologist who discovered the Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network … English contemporary dictionary
Purkinje fibers — modified cardiac fibers composed of Purkinje cells, occurring as an interlaced network in the subendocardial tissue and constituting the terminal ramifications of the conducting system of the heart. The term is sometimes used loosely to denote… … 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 cells (monkey cerebellum), with long, branching dendrites.
