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Dorsal root ganglion - Definition and Overview
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Dorsal Root Ganglion:

The pathways that give rise to the axons that bring somatosensory information to the spinal cord reside in the Dorsal Root Ganglion, rounded swellings of the dorsal root. These neurons are of the unipolar type.

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Example Usage of ganglion
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