English Explanatory Dictionary

Purkinje cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of GABAergic neuron located in the cerebellar cortex.

Word forms

Purkinje cell Purkinje cells

Etymology

Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

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