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Dentate Gyrus  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • GRAY MATTER situated above the GYRUS HIPPOCAMPI. It is composed of three layers. The molecular layer is continuous with the HIPPOCAMPUS in the hippocampal fissure. The granular layer consists of closely arranged spherical or oval neurons, called GRANULE CELLS, whose AXONS pass through the polymorphic layer ending on the DENDRITES of PYRAMIDAL CELLS in the hippocampus. A subsection of the hippocampal formation, described by Lorente de No, that composes the hilus of the DENTATE GYRUS.

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Entry terms

  • Area Dentata
  • Dentate Fascia
  • Fascia Dentata
  • Gyrus Dentatus

In other languages

  • French

  • Circonvolution de Duval
  • Circonvolution godronnée
  • Corps godronné
  • Fascia de Tarin
  • Fascia dentata de l'hippocampe
  • Gyrus dentatus
  • Gyrus dentelé

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CQ36KBK1-0

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