Term Name: hippocampus stratum lucidum
Synonyms: stratum lucidum, stratum lucidum hippocampi, stratum lucidum hippocampus
Definition: Layer of hippocampus area CA3 lying superficial to the pyramidal cell layer that contains mossy fiber axons projecting from the dentate gyrus. A slight thickening in this layer marks the border in some species between areas CA2 and CA3. dapted from Paxinos, G. The rat central nervous system, 2nd ed, Academic Press, San Diego, 1995, pg. 460)
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0007637]

Relationships
has parts: CA3 stratum lucidum stratum lucidum of caudal CA3 stratum lucidum of rostral CA3 stratum lucidum of uncal CA3
is a type of: layer of hippocampus