Tuesday, June 2, 2009

cerebellum cell types


 

Cerebellum: Cell Types

Name

Target (Axon Termination)

Transmitter

Function

Purkinje cell

Deep cerebellar nuclei

GABA

Inhibitory*

Granule cell

Purkinje cell

Glutamate

Excitatory

Stellate cell

Purkinje cell

GABA

Inhibitory

Basket cell

Purkinje cell

GABA

Inhibitory

Golgi cell

Granule cell

GABA

Inhibitory

 

*Purkinje cells are the only outflow from the cerebellar cortex.


 


 

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