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The gray matter of one of the cerebellar folia (center) and a portion of another (top) are illustrated in this image.
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The most superficial layer within a folium is the molecular layer (arrow). Deeper is the granular layer (double arrow),
and at the interface between the two layers is a layer of large neurons, the Purkinje cells (arrowheads), which send
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their dendrites into the molecular layer. These large cells form the Purkinje cell layer; the three layers, the molecu-
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lar, granular, and Purkinje cell layers, constitute the gray matter of the cerebellum. Deep into the gray matter is the
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white matter, which is not shown in this micrograph.
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