basket cell

noun

An inhibitory GABAergic interneuron of the brain, found in the molecular layer of the cerebellum, the hippocampus, and the cerebral cortex.

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Meanings

nounbasket cell (plural basket cells)

plural basket cells

  1. An inhibitory GABAergic interneuron of the brain, found in the molecular layer of the cerebellum, the hippocampus, and the cerebral cortex.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
smudge cell

Translations

Finnish korisolu
  • korisolutype of interneuron
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APA

basket cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basket%20cell

MLA

“basket cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basket%20cell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basket cell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basket%20cell.

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