molecular layer of the dentate gyrus

molecular layer of the dentate gyrus (DNGmo)

The term molecular layer of the dentate gyrus refers to the most superficial of three subdivisions of the fascia dentata of the dentate gyrus based on cytoarchitecture. The deeper subdivisions are the granular layer of the dentate gyrus and the polymorphic layer of the dentate gyrus. It is found in the human ( Insausti-2012 ), macaque ( Petrides-2009 ), rat ( Swanson-2004 ) and mouse ( Hof-2000 ). In the rat and mouse, unlike the primates, the fascia dentata has three parts: the crest of the dentate gyrus, the medial blade of the dentate gyrus and the lateral blade of the dentate gyrus.. Each has a molecular layer that is continuous with that of the others ( Swanson-2004 Hoff-2000 ). Updated 30 May 2024.

Also known as: molecular layer of dentate gyrus, molecular layer of the dentate gyrus, Stratum moleculare, dentate gyrus, molecular layer

NeuroNames ID: 2121

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English

dentate gyrus, molecular layer

Swanson-2004

English

molecular layer of dentate gyrus

Amaral-1990

English

molecular layer of the dentate gyrus

Carpenter-1983

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Macaca mulatta

Species With The Structure

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Internal Structure

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Homo sapiens (human)

molecular layer of dentate gyrus

Amaral-1990

Internal Structure

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

Stratum moleculare

Schiebler-1999

Internal Structure

Yes

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

molecular layer of the dentate gyrus

Carpenter-1983

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.

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