Preferred Label : molecular layer of cerebellar cortex;
Uberon definition : The molecular layer is the outermost layer of the cerebellar cortex. It contains the
parallel fibers of the granule cells, interneurons such as stellate and basket cells,
and the dendrites of the underlying Purkinje cells;
Uberon synonym : cerebellar molecular layer; cerebellum molecular cell layer; cerebellum molecular layer;
Uberon related term : thalamic fiber tracts;
Uberon Taxon note : Compare with ZFA:0000636 - cerebellar crest, which is also composed of parallel fibers
but located in a more restricted nucleus within the cerebellum;
Origin ID : 0002974;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- in superficial part of
The molecular layer is the outermost layer of the cerebellar cortex. It contains the
parallel fibers of the granule cells, interneurons such as stellate and basket cells,
and the dendrites of the underlying Purkinje cells
