Fig. 1. Illustration of the three axes in the hippocampus. The dorso-ventral axis represents the most striking difference in terms of asymmetry. The distal and proximal areas are defined in relation to the dentate gyrus' location. Deep (near stratum oriens) and superficial (near stratum radiatum) parts are named after the location of respectively the basal and apical dendrites of pyramidal cells.
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