Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D., Adel K. Afifi, M.D., Paul M. Heidger,
Jr., Ph.D.
Peer Review Status: Externally Peer Reviewed
Rhesus monkey, 10% formalin, H. & E., 612 x.
Satellite cells: Of neural crest origin and concentrically arranged around ganglion cells. Also called capsule cells. Rounded or elongated nuclei are darker than nuclei of adjacent ganglion cells.
Perikaryon: Dorsal root ganglion cell body of neural crest origin. Ovoid or spherical in shape. Finely scattered cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein (Nissl substance). Prominent central nucleus with a well- defined nucleolus. Indentations of the surface margin are caused by satellite cells.
Obscure cell body: Smaller and darker variety of ganglion cells. The nature and functional significance of obscure cells are uncertain.
Axons: Processes of ganglion cells. See Plate 103.
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