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Pyramidal cell

Pyramidal cells, or pyramidal neurons, are a type of multipolar neuron found in areas of the brain including the cerebral cortex, the hippocampus, and the amygdala. Pyramidal cells are the primary excitation units of the mammalian prefrontal cortex and the corticospinal tract. One of the main structural features of the pyramidal neuron is the conic…

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Location
Layer III and layer V of the cerebral cortex, the hippocampus, and amygdala
FMA
84105
Function
Excitatory projection neuron
MeSH
D017966
NeuroLex ID
sao862606388
Neurotransmitter
Glutamate

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Triples74
Avg. degree1.96
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Pyramidal cell

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related to Signaling · 10
Pyramidal cell → Both, Ca2, EPSPs, In, Ion, Like, Na, Pyramidal, The, Voltage-gated Ca2
related to Differentiation · 9
Pyramidal cell → Ctip2, Endocannabinoids, Immature, Progenitor, Pyramidal, Sox5, SVZ, Transcription, VZ
related to Molecular classifications · 7
Pyramidal cell → For, FREM3, HCN-channel, Ih-current, Neuronal, Several, There
related to Basal dendrite · 6
Pyramidal cell → As, Basal, Both, Due, Pyramidal, The
related to Dendritic spines · 6
Pyramidal cell → Cajal, Dendritic, EPSPs, Golgi's, Ramón, The
related to Memory and learning · 6
Pyramidal cell → By, CA3, Fundamentally, Since, The, They
related to Cognition · 5
Pyramidal cell → In, Pyramidal, Relative, The, These
related to External links · 4
Pyramidal cell → Archived, Cell Centered DatabaseDiagramImageDiagram, Pyramidal, Wayback Machine
related to Corticospinal tract · 3
Pyramidal cell → Normal, Pyramidal, With
related to Early postnatal development · 3
Pyramidal cell → Between, Other, Pyramidal

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pyramidal neurons cell cells soma dendrites dendritic neuron apical dendrite basal spines cortex single axon action potentials tract several length

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Pyramidal cellFMA841051.00infobox
Pyramidal cellFunctionExcitatory projection neuron1.00infobox
Pyramidal cellLocationLayer III and layer V of the cerebral cortex, the hippocampus, and amygdala1.00infobox
Pyramidal cellMeSHD0179661.00infobox
Pyramidal cellNeuroLex IDsao8626063881.00infobox
Pyramidal cellNeurotransmitterGlutamate1.00infobox
Pyramidal cellShapeMultipolar pyramidal1.00infobox
Pyramidal cellTHH1.00.01.0.000441.00infobox
Ctip2instance ofTranscription factors0.80text
Sox5 have been shown to contribute to the direction in which pyramidal neurons direct their axons.Early postnatal developmentPyramidal cells in rats have been shown to undergo many rapid changes during early postnatal lifeinstance ofTranscription factors0.80text
Sox5 have been shown to contribute to the direction in which pyramidal neurons direct their axonsinstance ofTranscription factors0.80text
growth factors to make specific connectionsinstance ofPyramidal cell axons follow cues0.80text

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