Betz cell

Betz cell
Betz cell 'bets- n a very large pyramidal nerve cell of the motor area of the cerebral cortex
Betz Vladimir Aleksandrovich (1834-1894)
Russian anatomist. In 1874 Betz discovered and described the giant pyramidal cells of the motor area of the cerebral cortex.

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