Preferred Label : CA3 Field of the Cornu Ammonis;
NCIt definition : The third of four regions in the cornu ammonis of the hippocampus which receives inputs
from mossy fibers originating from the granule cells in the dentate gyrus and from
inputs along the perforant path originating in layers II and III within the entorhinal
cortex. This area contains pyramidal cells that send axons to the CA1 field and acts
as a pacemaker, setting the pace for neuronal firing in the hippocampus.;
Origin ID : C32248;
UMLS CUI : C1511393;
Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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