Satellite cells (glial)

Satellite cells (glial)

Satellite cells (syn: mantlecells or amphicytes) are flattened schwann cells, a type of glial cell, lining the exterior surface of neurons in the peripheral nervous system. Satellite cells also surround neuron cell bodies within ganglia. They are thought to have a similar role to astrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS). They supply nutrients to the surround neurons and also have some structural function.

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* - "PNS, sensory ganglion (EM, Medium)"
* - "Dorsal root ganglion"
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* - "Nervous Tissue and Neuromuscular Junction: parasympathetic ganglion, cell bodies"
* - "Nervous Tissue and Neuromuscular Junction: dorsal root ganglion, primary sensory neurons"


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