Cell
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Pur·kin·je cell
Subclass of:
Cerebellar cortex; Neurons
Definitions related to purkinje cells:
  • A large neuron that transmits signals from the cerebellar cortex and play a major role in controlling motor movement.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The output neurons of the cerebellar cortex.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (cerebellar purkinje cell) Large branching neurons of the middle layer of cerebellar cortex, characterized by vast arrays of dendrites; involved in controlling complex movements.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Purkinje cell, large neuron with many branching extensions that is found in the cortex of the cerebellum of the brain and that plays a fundamental role in controlling motor movement. These cells were first discovered in 1837 by Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkinje. They are characterized by...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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