External Pyramidal Cell Layer of the Cerebral Cortex

Preferred Label : External Pyramidal Cell Layer of the Cerebral Cortex;

NCIt synonyms : External Pyramidal Cell Layer; Medium Pyramidal Cell Layer; Outer Pyramidal Cell Layer;

NCIt definition : The third layer of the cerebral cortex, composed of an inner zone of medium sized pyramid-shaped cells with a single apical dendrite extending outward toward the surface and several dendrites extending inward and an outer zone of larger pyramid shaped cells whose dendrites and axons extend beyond this layer.;

Details

Origin ID

C32571;

UMLS CUI

C1517046;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Cerebral Cortex [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- External pyramidal layer of neocortex [FMA entity]
- cortical layer III [UBERON concept]
- external pyramidal layer of neocortex [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Tissue [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- External pyramidal layer of neocortex [FMA entity]
- cortical layer III [UBERON concept]

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