Category:Cerebellum Golgi cell
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| Name: | Cerebellum Golgi cell |
| Definition: | Large intrinsic neuron located in the granule layer of the cerebellar cortex that extends its dendrites into the molecular layer where they receive contact from parallel fibers. The axon of the Golgi cell enters ramifies densely in the granule layer and enters into a complex arrangement with mossy fiber terminals and granule cell dendrites to form the cerebellar glomerulus. Llinas, Walton and Lang. In The Synaptic Organization of the Brain. 5th ed. 2004. |
| Synonym(s): | Cerebellar Golgi neuron, Cerebellar golgi cell |
| Has role: | Intrinsic neuron role |
| Super-category: | Neuron |
| Id: | sao1415726815 |
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| Organism: | Vertebrata |
| Cell Soma Shape: | Spherical |
| Cell Soma Size | 5-10 um in deeper half, 10-15 um superficial half, of the granule cell layer |
| Soma Location: | Granular layer of cerebellar cortex |
| Polarity: | Multipolar |
| Dendrite location: | Molecular layer of cerebellar cortex |
| Defining criteria: | Large stiff dendrites traversing the cerebellar cortical layers, and densely ramifying axons plexus |
| Number of Primary Dendrites: | 8-12 |
| Spine density on dendrites: | Aspiny Dendrite Quality |
| Dendrite thickness | 2-4 um |
| Branching metrics | across all cerebellar layers |
| Axon length | 200-300 um |
| Origin of axon | soma |
| Location of axon arborization: | Granular layer of cerebellar cortex |
| Cellular synaptic target | superior olive cells, Granular layer of cerebellar cortex, Cerebellum granule cell |
| Subcellular synaptic target | Granule cell dendritic claws, superior olive axon terminals |
| Neurotransmitter | GABA |
