Title: ganglion cell
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - ganglion cell
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.11780
Status: current

Definition
Neuron located in a ganglion.

Note
Included are cells in the ganglion cell layer of the retina, cells of the sympathetic nervous system in the adrenal medulla, cells in sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia, and cells in the spiral (cochlear) ganglion involved in hearing.

Related Terms
- ganglion: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11779
- parasympathetic: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11993
- sympathetic nervous system: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/12107

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 869 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'ganglion cell' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11780
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