Pyramidal cells in V1 of African rodents are bigger more branched and more spiny than those in primates.
Pyramidal cells are characterised by markedly different sized dendritic trees, branching patterns and spine density across the cortical mantle. Moreover, pyramidal cells have been shown to differ in structure among homologous cortical areas in different species; however, most of these studies have b...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroanatomy |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2014.00004/full |