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hippocampus stratum lacunosum

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A thin stratum in the hippocampus that is immediately deep to the molecular layer, and is superficial to the stratum radiatum. [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/1224 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus_anatomy#Hippocampal_cells_and_layers ]

Term info

Label

hippocampus stratum lacunosum

Synonyms
  • lacunar layer of hippocampus
database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

comment

Due to its small size, it is often grouped together with stratum moleculare into a single stratum called stratum lacunosum-moleculare[WP]

id

UBERON:0005370

structure notes

Like the SR, contains Schaffer collateral fibers, but it also contains perforant path fibers from the superficial layers of entorhinal cortex