Category:Cerebellum Purkinje cell

Name:	Cerebellum Purkinje cell
Definition:	Principal neuron (projection neuron) of the cerebellar cortex; cell bodies arranged in a single layer; characterized by a pear-shaped cell body, 1 (rarely 2) primary dendrites and an elaborate dendritic tree heavily invested with dendritic spines.
Synonym(s):	Purkinje neuron, Purkinje's corpuscles, Cerebellar Purkinje neuron
Has role:	Principal neuron role
Super-category:	Neuron
Id:	sao471801888
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Inferred incoming projections for Cerebellum Purkinje cell

Organism:	Vertebrata
Cell Soma Shape:	Pear-shaped or round
Cell Soma Size	Mouse: 8-20 um. Rat: 10-25 um.
Soma Location:	Purkinje cell layer of cerebellar cortex
Polarity:	Bipolar, Multipolar
Dendrite location:	Molecular layer of cerebellar cortex
Defining criteria:	Morphology; Connectivity; Biochemical
Number of Primary Dendrites:	1 (rarely 2)
Spine density on dendrites:	Spiny Dendrite Quality
Dendrite thickness	Mouse: thick trunk (2-5 um); thin branches (0.5-1 um). Rat: Thick trunk (3-6 um), thin branches (0.5-2 um).
Branching metrics	Mouse: up to 250-400 um in length. Rat: up to 300-500 um in length.
Axon length	Mouse: up to 2 mm. Rat: up to 3 mm.
Origin of axon	soma
Location of axon arborization:	Local: collaterals in the cerebellar cortex; distant: to cerebellar nuclei
Cellular synaptic target	Local: other Purkinje cells; distant: to principal neurons of the cerebellar nuclei, Deep cerebellar nuclear complex
Subcellular synaptic target	Local: cell bodies; distant: cell bodies and dendrites
Neurotransmitter	GABA
Molecular constituents	GABA_Receptor
Firing patterns	Regular spiking (simple spike); burst response (complex spike)