Purkyně cells

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cell
neurons
gptkbp:axonType myelinated
gptkbp:cellBodySize large
gptkbp:dendrites extensive dendritic arbor
gptkbp:developedBy derived from ventricular zone
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Jan_Evangelista_Purkyně
gptkbp:electrophysiology complex spikes
simple spikes
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1837
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:cerebellum
gptkbp:function motor coordination
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Purkyně cells
gptkbp:inhibitory true
gptkbp:input climbing fibers
parallel fibers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Purkinje_layer
gptkbp:marking gptkb:calbindin
gptkb:parvalbumin
gptkb:GAD67
gptkbp:modulatedBy gptkb:endocannabinoids
gptkb:GABA
gptkb:acetylcholine
gptkb:histamine
glutamate
dopamine
norepinephrine
serotonin
glycine
nitric oxide
purines
neuropeptides
gptkbp:morphologicalType planar dendritic tree
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jan_Evangelista_Purkyně
gptkbp:neurotransmitter gptkb:GABA
gptkbp:notableProject to cerebellar nuclei
gptkbp:numberInHumanBrain ~15 million
gptkbp:output gptkb:deep_cerebellar_nuclei
inhibitory synapses
gptkbp:outputNeurotransmitter gptkb:GABA
gptkbp:pathology affected in autism spectrum disorders
affected in multiple system atrophy
affected in spinocerebellar ataxia
degeneration in ataxias
gptkbp:role cerebellar cortex
gptkbp:shape large flask-shaped
gptkbp:species vertebrates
gptkbp:stainedBy gptkb:Golgi_stain
gptkbp:synapticInputs most in CNS
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jan_Evangelista_Purkyně
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6