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Spindle Cell (other)
In neurobiology, spindle cell refers to: * Spindle neuron, also known as a von Economo neuron In general medicine, a spindle cell may refer to the spindle-shaped cells that are found in certain types of tumor: * Inflammatory fibroid polyp An inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is an uncommon digestive system tumor. J. Vanek initially identified it as a separate pathological entity in 1949 when he reported six case reports of eosinophilic infiltration in gastric submucosal granulomas. ... * Pigmented spindle cell nevus * Spindle cell carcinoma * Spindle cell lipoma * Spindle cell sarcoma See also * Spindle apparatus (part of a cell) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Spindle Neuron
Von Economo neurons, also called spindle neurons, are a specific class of mammalian Cerebral cortex, cortical neurons characterized by a large Spindle (textiles), spindle-shaped soma (biology), soma (or body) gradually tapering into a single apical axon (the wikt:ramification , ramification that ''transmits'' signals) in one direction, with only a single dendrite (the ramification that ''receives'' signals) facing opposite. Other cortical neurons tend to have many dendrites, and the Bipolar neuron, bipolar-shaped morphology of von Economo neurons is unique here. Von Economo neurons are found in two very restricted regions in the brains of Hominidae, hominids (humans and other great apes): the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the fronto-insular cortex (FI) (which each make up the salience network). In 2008, they were also found in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of humans. Von Economo neurons are also found in the brains of a number of cetaceans, African elephant, African a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |