Parallel fiber
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Caption = Microcircuitry of the cerebellum. [[Excitatory synapses]] are denoted by (+) and [[inhibitory synapses]] by (-).<BR>MF: [[Mossy fiber]].<BR>DCN: [[Deep cerebellar nuclei]].<BR>IO: [[Inferior olivary nucleus|Inferior olive]].<BR>CF: [[Climbing fiber]].<BR>GC: [[Granule cell]].<BR>PF: [[Parallel fiber]].<BR>PC: [[Purkinje cell]].<BR>GgC: [[Golgi cell]].<BR>SC: [[Stellate cell]].<BR>BC: [[Basket cell]]. |
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'''Parallel fibers''' arise from [[granule cell]]s in the [[Cerebellum|cerebellar cortex]]. They form [[synapse]]s onto the [[dendrite]]s of [[Purkinje cell]]s (the output [[neuron]]s of the [[cerebellum]]).
Granule cells are very small and very numerous. They are thought to make up as many as 90% of the neurons in the brain.
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[[Category:Cerebellum]]
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