Golgi's cells
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Multipolar motor and sensory nerve cells in the cerebral cortex and posterior horns of spinal cord. Type I possesses long axons, and type II possesses short axons. Type II is commonly known as Golgi's type (see below).
Bibliography
- C. Golgi:
Sulla struttura della fibre nervosa midollate periefriche e centrali.
Archivio per le scienze mediche, Torino, 1880, 4: 221-246.
Studii sulla fina anatomia degli organi centrali del sistema nervoso.
Milano, U. Hoepli, 1886.
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