Term: dorsal root ganglion peripheral nervous system axon ensheathment
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Name: dorsal root ganglion
Synonyms: dorsal root ganglia, DRG
Definition: Trunk ganglion which is located adjacent to the spine on a dorsal root and contains the cell bodies of afferent sensory nerves.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000200]
Name: peripheral nervous system axon ensheathment
Synonyms: ensheathment of axons in peripheral nervous system
Definition: The process in which a Schwann cell membrane closes around an axon in the peripheral nervous system. This can be a myelinating or a non-myelinating neuron-glial interaction.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0032292]    QuickGO    AmiGO