ganglion
thumb|right|A dorsal root ganglion (DRG) from a chicken embryo (around stage of day 7) after incubation overnight in NGF growth medium stained with anti-neurofilament antibody. Note the axons growing out of the ganglion.
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A ganglion is a cluster of nerve cells that processes and transmits signals in the nervous system, as shown in this image of a developing dorsal root ganglion from a chicken embryo. Ganglions are important because they serve as relay stations where sensory and other neural information is collected and sent to the brain and spinal cord.
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Key facts
- Anatomy.Name
- Ganglion
- Anatomy.Latin
- ganglion
- Anatomy.Image
- Ganglion high mag.jpg
- Anatomy.Caption
- Micrograph of a ganglion. H&E stain.
- Anatomy.System
- Nervous system
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Research
182,756 papers- Pediatric Ganglion Cysts: A Retrospective Review.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2019
- Ganglion cyst of temporomandibular joint - A systematic review.Annals of diagnostic pathology · 2023
- Volar Ganglion Cyst and Echo-Guided Assistance for the Arthroscopic Removal.Hand clinics · 2022
- Wrist Ganglion Cysts in Children: An Update and Review of the Literature.
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Basal ganglia
- Pseudoganglion
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|A dorsal root ganglion (DRG) from a chicken embryo (around stage of day 7) after incubation overnight in NGF growth medium stained with anti-neurofilament antibody. Note the axons growing out of the ganglion.
A ganglion (: ganglia) is a group of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system. In the somatic nervous system, this includes dorsal root ganglia and trigeminal ganglia among a few others. In the autonomic nervous system, there are both sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia which contain the cell bodies of postganglionic sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons respectively.