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Purkinje

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Noun

1. jan evangelista purkinje, johannes evangelista purkinje, purkinje

Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869)

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Purkinje

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any of the large neurons that make up the middle layer of the gray cortex of the cerebellum, characterized by a dense network of dendrites on the outer side and a long, threadlike axon on the inner side

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