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In the mouse cerebral cortex the course and distribution of apical dendrites of layer V pyramids are investigated. Striking differences are found between the area parietalis and the neighbouring regio temporalis I and II, i.e. the barrel field region of Woolsey and van der Loos (1970). Whereas in area parietalis dendrites and dendritic bundles run straight through layer IV, in the barrel field their course, is deflected by the barrels. It is shown that the dendrites bend beneath the bottom of the barrels so as to enter the spaces between the sides. These findings in the mouse are at variance with the results obtained by Feldman and Peters (1974) in the rat.
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Detzer, K. Course and distribution of apical dendrites of layer V pyramids in the barrel field and area parietalis of the mouse. Anat. Embryol. 149, 251–258 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00317901
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