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dorsal root ganglion

Term ID
UBERON:0000044
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)
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