Part of hippocampus proper bounded by the hilus of the dentate gyrus and area CA2, characterized by large pyramidal cells and a dense projection from dentate gyrus granule cell mossy fibers.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
CA3 field of Ammon's horn; CA3 field of cornu ammonis; hippocampus CA3; regio inferior; region 3 of Ammon's horn; region iii of ammon's horn; region iii of hippocampus proper
related_synonym:
CA3; CA3 field of the Ammon horn; CA3 field of the hippocampus; cornu Ammonis 3; field CA3; field CA3, Ammon's horn (Lorente de Ns); regio III cornus ammonis; regio hippocampi proprii III; region CA3