basket cell — noun : any of the cells in the molecular layer of the cerebellum whose axis cylinder processes pass inward and end in a basketlike network around the cells of Purkinje * * * basket cell, one of a layer of tiny, star shaped cells in the cerebellum … Useful english dictionary
basket cell — bas·ket cell bas kət n any of the cells in the molecular layer of the cerebellum whose axons pass inward and end in a basketlike network around the Purkinje cells * * * 1. a cell of the cerebellar cortex whose axon gives off brushes of fibrils,… … Medical dictionary
basket — 1. A basketlike arborization of the axon of cells in the cerebellar cortex, surrounding the cell body of Purkinje cells. 2. Any basketlike device or structure. [M.E., from Celtic] fibrillar baskets the scleral end of … Medical dictionary
Cell nucleus — HeLa cells stained for the cell nucleus DNA with the Blue Hoechst dye. The central and rightmost cell are in interphase, thus their entire nuclei are labeled. On the left, a cell is going through mitosis and its DNA has condensed ready for… … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
List of topics in cell biology — Cell invokes a major branch of theory and research known variously as cell biology, cellular biology or cytology. The study of cell tissues is known as histology. Cell types are often referred to using the suffixes blast, clast, cyte, especially… … Wikipedia
myoepithelial cell — (= basket cell; basal cell) Cell found between epithelium of exocrine glands (eg. salivary, sweat, mammary, mucous) and their basement membranes, which resembles a smooth muscle cell, and is thought to be contractile … Dictionary of molecular biology
basket cells — Cerebellar neurons with many small dendritic branches that enclose the cell bodies of adjacent Purkinje cells in a basket like array … Dictionary of molecular biology
Chandelier cell — Neuron: Chandelier cell Reconstruction of a mouse chandelier cell, Alan Woodruff and Rafael Yuste, PLoS Biology.[1] … Wikipedia
Cerebellum granule cell — Neuron: Cerebellar granule cell Granule cells, parallel fibers, and flattened dendritic trees of Purkinje cells Location Cer … Wikipedia
