Golgi Cells
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Golgi cells are nerve cells located in the central nervous system, classified into two types based on nerve fiber length. Type I Golgi cells (Deiters cells) have long nerve processes extending beyond the gray matter, while Type II Golgi cells have short nerve processes that terminate near the cell body without extending beyond the gray matter.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
GOLGI CELLS (Golgi), nerve cells located in the central nervous system. They belong to two types of cells differing in the length of the nerve process. 1. G. c. of the first type, or Deiters cells, have a long nerve process extending far beyond the gray matter and forming the axial cylinder of central or peripheral nerve fibers (see figure 1). 2. Golgi cells of the second type are characterized by a short nerve process that breaks into terminal branches near the nerve cell without extending beyond the gray matter (see figure 2); the role of such cells is not yet fully clarified; most researchers consider them to be intermediate cells that mediate the transmission of excitation from one neuron to another.
Figure 2. Fig. 1. Golgi cells of type I.
Fig- 2. Golgi cells of type II. Figure 1.
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“Golgi Cells.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/golgi-cells/