Branching of sensory axons in the dorsal root and evidence for the absence of dorsal root efferent fibers

Lauren A. Langford, Richard E. Coggeshall

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    Abstract

    The present study demonstrates that there are more dorsal root axons than dorsal root ganglion cells in the L6‐S1 dorsal roots of the rat. The excess fibers do not come from aberrant dorsal root ganglion cells and our control procedures indicate that there are no extraneous fibers in these dorsal roots. Accordingly many dorsal root axons must branch in the dorsal root.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)193-204
    Number of pages12
    JournalJournal of Comparative Neurology
    Volume184
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 1 1979

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Neuroscience

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