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dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation
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Part of the hippocampal formation forming a 'V' or 'U' shaped structure with the opening bounded by hippocampal area CA3. It consists of 3 layers from superficial to deep: molecular, granule cell and polymorphic or hilar layer. [ ]
Term info
Label
dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation
Synonyms
- area dentata
- dentate area (dentate gyrus)
- dentate gyrus
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
comment
BTO says dentate gyrus = fascia dentata + hilus. Note that GO classifies dentate gyrus development under hippocampus development
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/HippocampalRegions.jpg
external definition
The dentate gyrus is one of two interlocking gyri of the hippocampus. It contains granule cells, which project to the pyramidal cells and interneurons of the CA3 region of the ammon gyrus[GO][GO:0021542].
has narrow synonym
fascia dentata
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
hippocampal dentate gyrus, dentate area, gyrus dentatus
id
UBERON:0001885