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Preferred term

Ganglia, Autonomic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Clusters of neurons and their processes in the autonomic nervous system. In the autonomic ganglia, the preganglionic fibers from the central nervous system synapse onto the neurons whose axons are the postganglionic fibers innervating target organs. The ganglia also contain intrinsic neurons and supporting cells and preganglionic fibers passing through to other ganglia.

Entry terms

  • Autonomic Ganglia
  • Ganglion, Autonomic

In other languages

  • French

  • Ganglion du système nerveux autonome
  • Ganglion neuro-végétatif
  • Ganglion neurovégétatif
  • Ganglions du SNA
  • Ganglions du SNV
  • Ganglions neuro-végétatifs
  • Ganglions neurovégétatifs

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