olfactory bulb external plexiform layer

Term ID

UBERON:0005376

Synonyms

• EPL
• external plexiform layer
• external plexiform layer of the olfactory bulb
• OB outer plexiform layer
• olfactory bulb main external plexiform layer

Definition

Cytoarchitectural part of the olfactory bulb, lying superior to the mitral cell layer and inferior to the glomerular layer. The EPL is mostly neuropil composed almost entirely of mitral and tulfted cell dendrites and granule cell dendrites and their synaptic inputs.

References

• BAMS:EPl
• BTO:0001319
• DMBA:15913
• EMAPA:35607
• MA:0000969
• nlx_anat:20090403

Ontology

Cell Ontology