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Basket cell
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Basket cells are inhibitory GABAergic interneurons of the brain, found throughout different regions of the cortex and cerebellum.[1]
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Basket cell | |
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![]() Transverse section of a cerebellar folium (Basket cell labeled at bottom left) | |
Details | |
Location | Cerebellum |
Shape | multipolar |
Function | Inhibitory interneuron |
Neurotransmitter | GABA |
Presynaptic connections | Parallel fibers |
Postsynaptic connections | Purkinje cells |
Identifiers | |
NeuroLex ID | nifext_160 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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