stellate neuron
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Introduction
Small star-shaped cells in layers 2 & 4 or the cerebral cortex. The stellate cells in layer 2 of the entorhinal cortex are injured early in the course of Alzheimer's disease.
Large stellate cells are also found in the deeper part of layer 3 of the visual cortex.
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999