Term Name: | dorsal root ganglion |
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Synonyms: | dorsal root ganglia, dorsal root ganglion, DRG, ganglion of dorsal root, ganglion sensorium nervi spinalis, ganglion spinale, ganglion spinalis, posterior root ganglion, spinal ganglion, spinal ganglion part of peripheral nervous system |
Definition: | * Sensory ganglia located on the dorsal spinal roots within the vertebral column. The spinal ganglion cells are pseudounipolar. The single primary branch bifurcates sending a peripheral process to carry sensory information from the periphery and a central branch which relays that information to the spinal cord or brain. (MSH) * ganglion found on the posterior root of each spinal nerve, composed of the unipolar nerve cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the nerve. (CSP) |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000044] |