Purkinje cell
noun
Pur·kin·je cell
(ˌ)pər-ˈkin-jē- 
: any of numerous nerve cells that occupy the middle layer of the cerebellar cortex and are characterized by a large globose body with massive dendrites directed outward and a single slender axon directed inward
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The principal type of neuron in the cerebellum, called the Purkinje cell, is widely branching like a fan coral, yet flattened and nearly two-dimensional.
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R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 31 Mar. 2024
However, while cells in an organism generally carry the same source code, a retinal cell differs from a Purkinje cell thanks to the actual genes that are expressed, or turned on, in that cell.
—Christof Koch, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2021
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R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 31 Mar. 2024
However, while cells in an organism generally carry the same source code, a retinal cell differs from a Purkinje cell thanks to the actual genes that are expressed, or turned on, in that cell.
—Christof Koch, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2021
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“Purkinje cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Purkinje%20cell. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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