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Dentate Gyrus

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Definition: Gray matter situated above the gyrus hippocampi. It is composed of three layers. The molecular layer is continuous with the HIPPOCAMPUS in the hippocampal fissure. The granular layer consists of closely arranged spherical or oval neurons, called granule cells, whose AXONS pass through the polymorphic layer ending on the DENDRITES of pyramidal cells in the hippocampus.     
Examples Mossy Fibers, Hippocampal 		Other names CA4 Field, Hippocampal; Hippocampal Sector CA4; Hippocampal CA4 Field; Hilus of the Fascia Dentata; Hilus of Dentate Gyrus; Hilus Gyri Dentati; Cornu Ammonis 4 Area; CA4 of Lorente de No; CA4 Region, Hippocampal; CA4 Field of Hippocampal Formation; Sector CA4, Hippocampal; Region, Hippocampal CA4; Hippocampal CA4 Region; Gyrus, Dentate; Field, Hippocampal CA4; Fascia, Dentate; Dentata, Fascia; CA4, Hippocampal Sector; Gyrus Dentatus; Fascia Dentata
 
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atrophin-1  0   *Nerve Tissue Proteins Atrophy Globus Pallidus Dentate Gyrus. Nat Genet 1995 May;10(1):99-103

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