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In the auditory areas (A I, A II and the posterior ectosylvian gyrus) of the cat, unusually small granule cells apparently lacking an axon are described. They are exclusively located in layer 2/3 and sometimes impregnate in groups of 4 or 5, being probably quite frequent. Some morphological differences between granule cells of young and adult cats are noted.
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Meyer, G., Castañeyra-Perdomo, A. & Ferres-Torres, R. A type of apparently axonless granule cell in the cat auditory cortex. Anat Embryol 170, 319–320 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00318736
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