Purkinje cell

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Purkinje cell

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Named after Czech anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869).

noun Purkinje cells

A kind of GABAergic neuron located in the cerebellar cortex. […] which encloses the initial segment of the Purkinje-cell axon.

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Français	cellule de Purkinje
Deutsch	Purkinjezelle

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@misc{purkinje_cell_2026,
  title = {Purkinje cell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/purkinje%20cell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}