Term: dorsal root ganglion cell body
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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: cell body
Synonyms: cell soma
Definition: The portion of a cell bearing surface projections such as axons, dendrites, cilia, or flagella that includes the nucleus, but excludes all cell projections.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0044297]    QuickGO    AmiGO