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Dentate gyrus

The dentate gyrus (DG) is one of the subfields of the hippocampus, in the hippocampal formation. The hippocampal formation is located in the temporal lobe of the brain, and includes the hippocampus (including CA1 to CA4) subfields, and other subfields including the dentate gyrus, subiculum, and presubiculum.

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Artery
Posterior cerebral Anterior choroidal
FMA
61922
Latin
gyrus dentatus
MeSH
D018891
NeuroLex ID
birnlex_1178
NeuroNames
179

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Dentate gyrus

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples85
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
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Dentate gyrus

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related to External links · 32
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related to Function · 9
Dentate gyrus → American, Correspondingly, II, It, LTP, Some, The, This, While
related to Development · 8
Dentate gyrus → As, But, In, Next, The, There, These, This
related to Structure · 5
Dentate gyrus → CA3, CA4, In, Sometimes, The
related to Trisynaptic circuit · 5
Dentate gyrus → CA1, CA3, II, Most, The
related to Spatial behavior · 4
Dentate gyrus → Every, Rats, Studies, When
related to DNA double-strand breaks · 3
Dentate gyrus → DSBs, Exploration, These
related to Stress and depression · 3
Dentate gyrus → Both, For, The
Part of · 2
Dentate gyrus → Temporal lobe, the trisynaptic circuit
related to Blood sugar · 2
Dentate gyrus → Columbia University Medical Center, Studies

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gyrus dentate granule cells neurogenesis brain hippocampus memory layer formation hippocampal memories one adult dendrites new hilus cell place zone

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dentate gyrusArteryPosterior cerebral Anterior choroidal1.00infobox
Dentate gyrusFMA619221.00infobox
Dentate gyrusLatingyrus dentatus1.00infobox
Dentate gyrusMeSHD0188911.00infobox
Dentate gyrusNeuroLex IDbirnlex_11781.00infobox
Dentate gyrusNeuroNames1791.00infobox
Dentate gyrusPart ofTemporal lobe1.00infobox
Dentate gyrusTA255211.00infobox
Dentate gyrusTA98A14.1.09.237 A14.1.09.3391.00infobox
Dentate gyruspart ofthe trisynaptic circuit0.85text
cortisolinstance ofoften characterized by release of glucocorticoids0.80text
as well as activation of the sympathetic nervous systeminstance ofoften characterized by release of glucocorticoids0.80text

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