Basket cell
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| Location | Cerebellum |
| Function | Inhibitory interneuron |
| Morphology | unipolar |
| Presynaptic connections | Parallel fibers |
| Postsynaptic connections | Purkinje cells |
Basket cells are inhibitory GABAergic interneurons found in the molecular layer of the cerebellum. They synapse on the cell bodies of Purkinje cells, and are multipolar and stellate, with freely branching dendrites.
Basket cell labeled BC
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