Pyramidal Neurons

The dendritic trees and pyramid-like cell bodies of pyramidal neurons make them stand out.

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Pyramidal Cell—An overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (n.d.). Retrieved October 11, 2019, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/pyramidal-cell

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