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... > Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Sensory Receptor Cells > Chemoreceptor Cells > Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin > Glomus Jugulare
... > Nervous System > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Sensory Receptor Cells > Chemoreceptor Cells > Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin > Glomus Jugulare
... > Cells > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Sensory Receptor Cells > Chemoreceptor Cells > Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin > Glomus Jugulare

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Glomus Jugulare  

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Note

  • a nonchromaffin paraganglion

Scope note

  • A nonchromaffin paraganglion located in the wall of the jugular bulb. The most common tumors of the middle ear arise from this tissue. (Lockard, Desk Reference for Neuroscience, 1992, p114)

History note

  • 91(75); was see under PARAGANGLIA, NONCHROMAFFIN 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005924

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