pyramidal cell

pyramidal cell
pyramidal cell n any of numerous large multipolar pyramid-shaped cells in the cerebral cortex of higher vertebrates

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a type of neurone found in the cerebral cortex, with a pyramid-shaped cell body, a branched dendrite extending from the apex towards the brain surface, several dendrites extending horizontally from the base, and an axon running in the white matter of the hemisphere.

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one of the large multipolar pyramid-shaped cells of the cerebral cortex, having a single apical dendrite extending outward toward the surface and several dendrites extending inward; a few are inverted so that their apical dendrites extend inward. They vary in size from small to the giant Betz cells. Called also pyramidal neuron.

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