cortical layer III
Layer of neocortex lying deep to the external granule cell layer defined cytoarchitecturally by numerous small pyramidal neurons. [ NLXANAT:090809 ]
Synonyms: lamina pyramidalis externa isocorticis [lamina iii], cerebral cortex, layer 3, neocortex layer III, layer 3 of neocortex, external pyramidal cell layer of neocortex, external pyramidal cell layer, neocortex layer 3, external pyramidal layer of neocortex, layer III of neocortex, neocortex external pyramidal cell layer, external pyramidal layer of isocortex [layer iii]
Term info
- neuronames:2448
- NCIT:C32571
- NLXANAT:090809
- MA:0000899
- PBA:294021824
- ABA:CTX3
- FMA:77810
- EMAPA:35257
- UMLS:C1517046 (ncithesaurus:External_Pyramidal_Cell_Layer)
lamina pyramidalis externa, isocortex, deep supragranular pyramidal layer, external pyramidal layer of cerebral cortex, pyramidal layer, layer of medium-sized and large pyramidal cells
uberon
UBERON:0005392
External pyramidal layer of neocortex, cortical layer III
Term relations
- layer of neocortex
- has part some pyramidal neuron
- immediately deep to some cortical layer II
- develops from some cortical plate