HIPPOCAMPAL MOSSY FIBERS
\hˈɪpəkˌampə͡l mˈɒsi fˈa͡ɪbəz], \hˈɪpəkˌampəl mˈɒsi fˈaɪbəz], \h_ˈɪ_p_ə_k_ˌa_m_p_əl m_ˈɒ_s_i f_ˈaɪ_b_ə_z]\
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Axons of certain cells in the dentate gyrus. They project to the polymorphic layer of the dentate gyrus and to the proximal dendrites of pyramidal cells of the hippocampus. These mossy fibers should not be confused with mossy fibers that are cerebellar afferents (see NERVE FIBERS).
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).