Martinotti cell
noun
Mar·ti·not·ti cell
variants
or Martinotti's cell
: a multipolar fusiform nerve cell in the deepest layer of the cerebral cortex with axons ascending into the layer of pyramidal cells
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“Martinotti cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Martinotti%20cell. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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