| Range |
~20,000 µm
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| Organism |
Rat Rattus norvegicus |
| Reference |
Jensen CS, Rasmussen HB, Misonou H. Neuronal trafficking of voltage-gated potassium channels. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2011 Dec48(4):288-97. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2011.05.007. p.289 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID21627990
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| Primary Source |
N. Ishizuka, W.M. Cowan, D.G. Amaral A quantitative analysis of the dendritic organization of pyramidal cells in the rat hippocampus J Comp Neurol, 362 (1995), pp. 17–45PubMed ID8576427
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| Comments |
p.289 right column bottom paragraph:"How is such diverse and yet precise localization of Kv channels achieved? This must be a demanding process because neuronal membranes are extremely vast (Fig. 2). It has been estimated that the summed length of dendrites of a hippocampal pyramidal neuron is ~ 20,000 µm which comprises ~ 10^5 µm in area (primary source). This figure could be even greater in cerebeller Purkinje cells of which dendrites contain hundreds of branches. The axon can also be very long and extensively arborized." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
111660 |