entorhinal cortex layer 5
Layer of entorhinal cortex lying superficial to layer 6 and deep to layer 4 characterized by large pyramidal neurons that are darkly stained in Nissl preparations (Adapted from Paxinos, G. The rat central nervous system, 2nd ed, Academic Press, San Diego, 1995, pg. 474). [ NLX:58 ]
Synonyms: entorhinal cortex layer V
Term info
- NLX:58
defined_by_cytoarchitecture
uberon
UBERON:0022325
Term relations
- central nervous system cell part cluster
- nervous system cell part layer
- part of some entorhinal cortex
- immediately deep to some entorhinal cortex layer 4
- composed primarily of some pyramidal neuron