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CA4 field of hippocampus

Term ID
UBERON:0003884
Synonyms
  • CA4
  • CA4 field
  • CA4 field of Ammon's horn
  • CA4 field of cornu ammonis
  • hippocampus CA4
  • region 4 of Ammon's horn
Definition
The last of four regions in the cornu ammonis of the hippocampus and is also part of the hilus of the dentate gyrus. This area contains mostly mossy cells that receive inputs from the dentate gyrus and pyramidal cells in the CA3 region and also projects back to the dentate gyrus.
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