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A dividing granule-containing cell in the pelvic ganglion of the guinea-pig

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A dividing granule-containing cell is described in the pelvic ganglion of the guinea-pig two days after pelvic nerve section. This appears to be the first report of a dividing granule-containing cell in adult tissue.

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Embryology, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, England

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Yokota, R., Burnstock, G. A dividing granule-containing cell in the pelvic ganglion of the guinea-pig. Cell Tissue Res. 192, 187–192 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00231032

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