CA3 field of hippocampus
System
Nervous
CA3 field of hippocampus
Definition
Part of hippocampus proper bounded by the hilus of the dentate gyrus and area CA2, characterized by large pyramidal cells and a dense projection from dentate gyrus granule cell mossy fibers.
Also known as CA3, CA3 field, CA3 field of Ammon's horn, CA3 field of cornu ammonis, CA3 field of hippocampus, hippocampus CA3, regio III cornus ammonis, regio III hippocampi proprii, regio inferior, region 3 of Ammon's horn, region III of ammon's horn, region III of hippocampus proper — per UBERON
The CA3 field of hippocampus is a part of the Nervous.