ganglionic

[gang-glee-on-ik]

adjective

Anatomy.

1. of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.

Other Word Forms

• interganglionic adjective
• multiganglionic adjective
• nonganglionic adjective
• postganglionic adjective
• preganglionic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ganglionic¹

First recorded in 1820–30; ganglion + -ic

Example Sentences

Using single-cell RNA sequencing, the authors revealed that transcriptional programs are largely conserved in progenitors across the ganglionic eminences.

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Similarly, Mayer et al. found that newborn neurons from all ganglionic eminences initially transit through overlapping transcriptional ground states.

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These neurons arise from progenitors located in three transient structures of the developing mammalian brain, called ganglionic eminences8.

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Inan, M., Welagen, J. & Anderson, S. A. Spatial and temporal bias in the mitotic origins of somatostatin- and parvalbumin-expressing interneuron subgroups and the chandelier subtype in the medial ganglionic eminence.

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Genetic fate mapping reveals that the caudal ganglionic eminence produces a large and diverse population of superficial cortical interneurons.

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