Purkinje Cells
Purkinje Cells
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DOI:
10.1177/197140090201500318
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2002-06
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通讯作者:
Jan Evangelista Purkinje
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作者:
Jan Evangelista Purkinje
Purkinje cells [5], also called Purkinje neurons, are neurons in vertebrate animals located in the cerebellar cortex of the brain. Purkinje cell bodies are shaped like a flask and have many threadlike extensions called dendrites, which receive impulses from other neurons called granule cells [6]. Each cell also has a single projection called an axon, which transmits impulses to the part of the brain that controls movement, the cerebellum [7]. Purkinje cells [5] are inhibitory neurons: they secrete neurotransmitters that bind to receptors that inhibit or reduce the firing of other neurons. Purkinje cells [5] were the first neuronal cells identified. Researchers study the embryonic development of Purkinje cells [5] to elucidate how they function in various mechanisms in the body.