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ReviewAnatomical science international2025

Distinctive glial cells in the dorsal root ganglion: their morphology and functions.

Taro Koike

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Review in Anatomical science international, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Taro KoikeDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Shin-Machi 2-5-1, Hirakata City, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan. koiket@hirakata.kmu.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9627-6199

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Satellite glial cells in the dorsal root ganglion are integral to the biology of sensory neurons. This review explores their unique fine structures, as well as their roles in pain signaling and neuronal differentiation. Satellite glial cells exhibit remarkable plasticity, including stem cell-like properties and the ability to influence neuronal morphology and function. Less-studied glial types, such as axonic satellite glial cells and newly identified glial populations, also offer insights into glial cell diversity and specialization. By focusing on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying satellite glial cell function, this review contributes to enhancing the foundational understanding of sensory system organization and glial biology.

Indexed as

Ganglia, SpinalNeurogliaAnimalsCell DifferentiationHumansSensory Receptor CellsDorsal root ganglionGliaMorphologyPeripheral nervous systemSatellite glial cell

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PMID39946031

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