Mossy Fibers, Hippocampal

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Mossy Fibers, Hippocampal


Axons of certain cells in the dentate gyrus. They project to the polymorphic layer of the dentate gyrus and to the proximal dendrites of pyramidal cells of the hippocampus. These mossy fibers should not be confused with mossy fibers that are cerebellar afferents (see NERVE FIBERS).


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