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Listing of major neuron types in the database

Electrophysiology values across neuron types are obtained from semi-automated literature text-mining.
Specific neuron subtypes can be searched for here.

Neuron type Number extracted electrophysiology values Number articles
Abducens nucleus motor neuron 8 1
Amygdala basolateral nucleus pyramidal neuron 223 15
Amygdala corticomedial nucleus pyramidal cell 12 1
Amygdaloid nucleus paracapsular intercalated cell 59 3
BNST basket neuron 0 0
BNST beaded neuron 2 1
BNST common spiny neuron 72 4
BNST small pyramidal neuron 12 1
BNST spiny bipolar neuron 0 0
BNST spiny neuron with chandelier-like axon 0 0
BNST superficial spiny neuron 0 0
BNST triangular neuron 0 0
BNST dense axon plexus-forming neuron 0 0
Basalis nucleus cholinergic neuron 82 8
Caudate nucleus matrix medium spiny cell 0 0
Cerebellum Golgi cell 15 3
Cerebellum Lugaro cell 6 1
Cerebellum Purkinje cell 250 20
Cerebellum basket cell 0 0
Cerebellum candelabrum cell 0 0
Cerebellum granule cell 68 11
Cerebellum nucleus reciprocal projections neuron 0 0
Cerebellum stellate cell 0 0
Cerebellum unipolar brush cell 0 0
Ciliary ganglion cell 0 0
Cochlea hair cell 0 0
Cochlea hair cell inner 2 1
Cochlea hair cell outer 0 0
Cochlear nucleus (dorsal) cartwheel cell 7 1
Cochlear nucleus (dorsal) gabaergic cell 0 0
Cochlear nucleus (dorsal) giant cell 0 0
Cochlear nucleus (dorsal) glutamatergic cell 0 0
Cochlear nucleus (dorsal) granule cell 0 0
Cochlear nucleus (dorsal) pyramidal neuron 7 1
Cochlear nucleus (dorsal) vertical cell 4 1
Cochlear nucleus (ventral) D cell 0 0
Cochlear nucleus (ventral) bushy cell 45 1
Cochlear nucleus (ventral) multipolar T cell 0 0
Cochlear nucleus (ventral) multipolar cell 0 0
Cochlear nucleus (ventral) octopus cell 0 0
Cochlear nucleus chestnut cell 0 0
Colliculus Inferior GABAergic Principal Cell 4 1
Colliculus inferior intrinsic cell 0 0
Colliculus inferior principal cell 0 0
Colliculus superior deep vertical fusiform cell 0 0
Colliculus superior intermediate vertical fusiform cell 10 1
Colliculus superior inverted pyramidal cell 0 0
Colliculus superior piriform cell 0 0
Colliculus superior pyramidal cell 0 0
Colliculus superior stellate neuron 0 0
Colliculus superior type I ganglion cell 0 0
Colliculus superior wide field vertical cell 0 0
DRG IA cell 0 0
DRG Meissner's corpuscle cell 0 0
DRG Merckel disc cell 0 0
DRG Pacinian corpuscle cell 0 0
DRG temperature cell 15 3
Dentate gyrus HICAP cell 5 1
Dentate gyrus HIPP cell 5 1
Dentate gyrus IS-I cell 0 0
Dentate gyrus IS-II cell 0 0
Dentate gyrus IS-III cell 0 0
Dentate gyrus MOPP cell 0 0
Dentate gyrus axo-axonic cell 6 1
Dentate gyrus basket cell 25 4
Dentate gyrus granule cell 325 37
Dentate gyrus hilar cell 59 6
Dentate gyrus mossy cell 65 5
Dentate gyrus spiny CR cell 0 0
Dentate gyrus trilaminar interneuron 0 0
Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus motor neuron 58 6
Dorsal root ganglion cell 431 26
Dorsal tegmental nucleus medium cell 0 0
Dorsal tegmental nucleus small cell 0 0
Facial nucleus motor neuron 0 0
Gigantocellular nucleus giant neuron 0 0
Globus pallidus intrinsic cell 36 2
Globus pallidus principal cell 12 2
Gracilis nucleus intrinsic cell 0 0
Gracilis nucleus principal cell 0 0
Hippocampus CA1 IS-I neuron 85 5
Hippocampus CA1 basket cell 122 12
Hippocampus CA1 neurogliaform cell 33 3
Hippocampus CA1 oriens lacunosum moleculare neuron 78 10
Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal cell 1105 123
Hippocampus CA2 basket cell broad 12 2
Hippocampus CA2 pyramidal neuron 63 4
Hippocampus CA3 oriens interneuron 32 5
Hippocampus CA3 pyramidal cell 226 30
Hypoglossal nucleus GABA neuron 0 0
Hypoglossal nucleus motor neuron 30 5
Hypothalamus oxytocin neuroendocrine magnocellular cell 23 3
Hypothalamus vasopressin neuroendocrine magnocellular neuron 0 0
Locus coeruleus noradrenergic neuron 58 7
Macula hair cell 0 0
Medial geniculate body ventral tufted neuron 3 1
Neocortex Cajal-Retzius cell 0 0
Neocortex Martinotti cell 329 29
Neocortex basket cell 614 58
Neocortex bipolar cell 8 1
Neocortex bipolar neuron 9 1
Neocortex bouquet double cell 24 2
Neocortex candelabrum cell 0 0
Neocortex chandelier cell 22 2
Neocortex chandelier-type cell 0 0
Neocortex interneuron deep 373 20
Neocortex layer 4 stellate cell 123 13
Neocortex pyramidal basket cell 0 0
Neocortex uncharacterized cell 450 27
Neocortex pyramidal cell layer 2-3 831 65
Neocortex pyramidal cell layer 5-6 1165 92
Neocortex stellate cell 17 2
Neostriatum SOM/NOS cell 9 1
Neostriatum TH+ cell 47 2
Neostriatum cholinergic cell 80 8
Neostriatum enkephalin medium spiny neuron 0 0
Neostriatum medium spiny neuron 374 36
Neostriatum substance P medium spiny neuron 0 0
Neuroendocrine motor magnocellular neurosecretory cell 0 0
Nucleus ambiguus motor neuron 5 1
Nucleus of the solitary tract intrinsic cell 35 5
Nucleus of the solitary tract principal cell 108 8
Oculomotor nucleus motor neuron 61 2
Olfactory bulb (accessory) glomerular layer cell 0 0
Olfactory bulb (accessory) granule cell 0 0
Olfactory bulb (accessory) mitral cell 0 0
Olfactory bulb (main) Blanes cell 30 5
Olfactory bulb (main) granule cell 46 13
Olfactory bulb (main) mitral cell 61 26
Olfactory bulb (main) periglomerular cell 6 3
Olfactory bulb (main) tufted cell (middle) 10 4
Olfactory bulb (main) external tufted cell 14 8
Olfactory cortex horizontal cell 16 1
Olfactory cortex large multipolar cell 15 2
Olfactory cortex pyramidal cell 51 5
Olfactory cortex semilunar cell 9 2
Olfactory cortex small globular cell 0 0
Olfactory epithelium main sensory cell 0 0
Olfactory epithelium main supporting cell 0 0
Olfactory tubercle Islets of Calleja DA cell 0 0
Olfactory tubercle Islets of Calleja GABA cell 0 0
Olfactory tubercle Islets of Calleja dwarf neuron 0 0
Olfactory tubercle Islets of Calleja granule neuron 0 0
Olfactory tubercle Islets of Calleja large Type 2 hilar cell 0 0
Olfactory tubercle Islets of Calleja large hilar cell 0 0
Olfactory tubercle Islets of Calleja spiny granule neuron 36 1
Retina amacrine cell 0 0
Retina bipolar cell 3 1
Retina bipolar cell on 0 0
Retina ganglion cell 0 0
Retina horizontal cell 0 0
Retina photoreceptor cone M 0 0
Retina photoreceptor cone cell 2 1
Retina photoreceptor rod cell 0 0
Retina type 2 cone bipolar cell 0 0
Retina type 3 cone bipolar cell 0 0
Retina type 4 cone bipolar cell 0 0
Retina type 5 cone bipolar cell 0 0
Retina type 6 cone bipolar cell 0 0
Retina type 7 cone bipolar cell 0 0
Retina wide field diffuse amacrine cell 0 0
Solitary tract nucleus HSD2 neuron 0 0
Solitary tract nucleus intrinsic cell 2 1
Spinal cord border cell 0 0
Spinal cord intermediate horn motor neuron sympathetic 34 4
Spinal cord motor neuron parasympathetic 0 0
Spinal cord proprioception intersegmental cell 0 0
Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron FRA 0 0
Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron IA 6 1
Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron IB 0 0
Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron II 7 1
Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron Renshaw 0 0
Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron V0 0 0
Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron V1 0 0
Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron V2 30 3
Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron V3 0 0
Spinal cord ventral horn motor neuron alpha 167 12
Spinal cord ventral horn motor neuron beta 0 0
Spinal cord ventral horn motor neuron gamma 8 1
Spinocerebellar tract cell 0 0
Striatum matrix medium spiny cell 0 0
Subiculum pyramidal cell 259 14
Substantia nigra pars compacta dopaminergic cell 268 15
Substantia nigra pars reticulata interneuron GABA 39 6
Substantia nigra pars reticulata principal cell 7 1
Superior colliculus type II ganglion cell 0 0
Superior colliculus type III ganglion cell 0 0
Taste bud type 1 cell 0 0
Taste bud type 2 cell 0 0
Thalamic reticular nucleus cell 68 10
Thalamus interneuron large 0 0
Thalamus interneuron small 0 0
Thalamus medial geniculate nucleus interneuron small 0 0
Thalamus relay cell 115 18
Trapezoid body intrinsic cell 0 0
Trapezoid body medial nucleus principal cell 0 0
Trapezoid body principal cell 0 0
Trigeminal nucleus intrinsic cell 16 2
Trigeminal nucleus motor neuron 39 6
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell 89 6
Tuberomammillary nucleus large histamine neuron 0 0
Tuberomammillary nucleus medium histamine neuron 0 0
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron 109 14
Vestibular ganglion cell 24 2
Vestibular hair cell 0 0
Medial entorhinal cortex layer II stellate cell 141 11
Inferior colliculus neuron 146 10
Cerebellar nucleus cell 56 3
Neostriatum gabaergic interneuron 223 16
Hippocampus CA1 ivy neuron 12 1
Lateral amygdala projection neuron 36 4
Thalamus parafascicular nucleus neuron 60 5
Suprachiasmatic nucleus neuron 71 7
Medial Nucleus of Trapezoid Body neuron 26 3
Supratrigeminal nucleus interneuron 7 1
Parvicellular reticular nucleus interneuron 7 1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus neurons 76 7
Medial entorhinal cortex layer III pyramidal cell 95 9
Inferior olive neuron 25 5
Nucleus accumbens medium spiny neuron 93 10
Superior colliculus superficial layer neuron 8 1
Entorhinal cortex layer IV neuron 2 1
Medial vestibular nucleus neuron 221 9
Globus pallidus, external segment neuron 83 3
Trochlear nucleus motoneurons 8 1
Hippocampus CA1 radiatum giant cell 14 2
Nucleus accumbens shell neuron 36 4
Nucleus accumbens core neuron 24 4
Hippocampus CA3 lacunosum moleculare neuron 20 3
Hippocampus CA3 basket cell 27 3
Hippocampus CA3 trilaminar neuron 6 1
Hippocampus CA3 stratum radiatum giant cell 13 2
Subthalamic nucleus neuron 9 2
BNST (ALG) 171 7
Other 3924 209