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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005725
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005725
Preferred Name

Ganglia, Autonomic

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Ganglion, Autonomic
Autonomic Ganglion
Autonomic Ganglia
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