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Suggestions that satellite cells might be absent in certain sensory ganglia or around some sensory neurons were advanced in the past (e.g., Schultze 1871; Lenhossék 1907; Levi 1907; Truex 1939). However, the presence of satellite cells has been demonstrated in all the sensory ganglia which have been studied so far with the electron microscope.
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Pannese, E. (1981). General Characteristics of the Satellite Cell Sheath in the Adult Animal. In: The Satellite Cells of the Sensory Ganglia. Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 65. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67750-2_2
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