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Hippocampus

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Definition: A curved elevation of gray matter extending the entire length of the floor of the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle. The hippocampus, subiculum, and DENTATE GYRUS constitute the hippocampal formation. Sometimes authors include the ENTORHINAL CORTEX in the hippocampal formation.     
See Also Entorhinal Cortex; Perforant Pathway
Examples CA1 Region, Hippocampal; CA2 Region, Hippocampal; CA3 Region, Hippocampal; Dentate Gyrus; Pyramidal Cells 		Other names Subiculum; Hippocampal Formation; Cornu Ammonis; Ammon Horn; Subiculums; Horn, Ammon's; Horn, Ammon; Hippocampal Formations; Formations, Hippocampal; Formation, Hippocampal; Ammons Horn; Ammon's Horn
 
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HiAT1 transporter  0   *Monosaccharide Transport Proteins Hippocampus Nerve Tissue Proteins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997 Sep 8;238(1):126-9

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