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Cerebellar purkinje cells of the cerebellum (400X)

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Cerebellar purkinje cells of the cerebellum. Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: Beroxydase/benzidine).

The purkinje cells are some of the largest neurons in the human brain. In humans, damage to Purkinje cells causes spinocerebellar ataxias.

Published August 19th 2022, updated February 23rd 2023.