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... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Limbic System > Hippocampus > Schaffer Collaterals
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... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Prosencephalon > Telencephalon > Cerebrum > Cerebral Cortex > Hippocampus > Schaffer Collaterals
Cells > Neurons > Nerve Fibers > Axons > Schaffer Collaterals
Nervous System > Neurons > Nerve Fibers > Axons > Schaffer Collaterals
Cells > Cellular Structures > Cell Surface Extensions > Axons > Schaffer Collaterals

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Schaffer Collaterals  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Schaffer Collateral

Scope note

  • The main axon connection from the CA3 PYRAMIDAL CELL AREA to the CA1 PYRAMIDAL CELL AREA in the HIPPOCAMPUS. Schaffer collaterals are important in memory, learning and activity-related NEURONAL PLASTICITY.

History note

  • 2023(2015)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000094282

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