start stage end stage CNS neuron (sensu Vertebrata) pyramidal cell CL:0000598 ZFA:0009273 zebrafish_anatomy TAO:0009273 pyramidal cells A projection neuron in the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus. Pyramidal cells have a pyramid-shaped soma with the apex and an apical dendrite pointed toward the pial surface and other dendrites and an axon emerging from the base. The axons may have local collaterals but also project outside their cortical region. unknown adult