Category:Cerebellum basket cell
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| Name: | Cerebellum basket cell |
| Definition: | Intrinsic cell residing in the inner third of the molecular layer of the cerebellar cortex. Axons extend laterally, transverse to the folium, and densely innervate the somata of Purkinje neurons. Axon collaterals of the basket cell axon form the specialized terminal plexus, the "pinceau", around the Purkinje cell axon initial segment. Llinas, Walton and Lang. In: The Synaptic Organization of the Brain. 5th ed. 2004. |
| Synonym(s): | Cerebellar basket cell |
| Has role: | Intrinsic neuron role |
| Super-category: | Neuron |
| Id: | sao666951243 |
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| Organism: | Vertebrata |
| Cell Soma Shape: | spherical |
| Cell Soma Size | 10-15 um |
| Soma Location: | Molecular layer of cerebellar cortex |
| Polarity: | Multipolar |
| Dendrite location: | Molecular layer of cerebellar cortex |
| Defining criteria: | The axon terminals form a "pinceau" around the Purkinje cell body and axonal initial segment |
| Number of Primary Dendrites: | 4-8 |
| Spine density on dendrites: | Aspiny Dendrite Quality |
| Dendrite thickness | up to several um |
| Branching metrics | 300-400 um (across the molecular layer) |
| Axon length | up to 500 um |
| Origin of axon | soma |
| Location of axon arborization: | Purkinje cell layer of cerebellar cortex |
| Cellular synaptic target | Cerebellum Purkinje cell |
| Subcellular synaptic target | The axon terminals from up to 50 different basket cells converge to form a "pinceau" around each Purkinje cell body and axonal initial segment |
| Neurotransmitter | GABA |
- Located In: Category:Molecular layer of cerebellar cortex
