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Structure of superior cervical ganglion

Known as: Superior cervical ganglion, Cervical Ganglion, Superior, Ganglion cervicale superius 
A sympathetic ganglion located approximately at the first and second cervical vertebral levels.
National Institutes of Health

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Autonomic nervous systemBlood supply aspectsMicrobiologicalPeripheral Nervous System
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Broader (2)

Cervical ganglionSympathetic Ganglia

Narrower (1)

Structure of internal carotid nerve

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Sympathetic nerve activity in the superior cervical ganglia increases in response to imposed increases in arterial pressure.
Sympathetic vasoconstriction of cerebral vessels has been proposed to be a protective mechanism for the brain, limiting cerebral… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
PKR and RNase L contribute to protection against lethal West Nile Virus infection by controlling early viral spread in the periphery and replication in neurons.
West Nile virus (WNV) is a neurotropic, mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause lethal meningoencephalitis. Type I interferon… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Ligand-Dependent Cleavage of the P75 Neurotrophin Receptor Is Necessary for NRIF Nuclear Translocation and Apoptosis in Sympathetic Neurons
The p75 neurotrophin receptor regulates neuronal survival, promoting it in some contexts yet activating apoptosis in others. The… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
P2X2 knockout mice and P2X2/P2X3 double knockout mice reveal a role for the P2X2 receptor subunit in mediating multiple sensory effects of ATP.
Extracellular ATP plays a role in nociceptive signalling and sensory regulation of visceral function through ionotropic receptors… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Nerve growth factor control of neuronal expression of angiogenetic and vasoactive factors.
In postnatal tissues, angiogenesis occurs in nontumoral conditions on appropriate stimuli. In the nervous tissue, hypoxia, neural… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Cervical sympathetic and stellate ganglion blocks.
  • M Elias
  • Pain physician
  • 2000
    • Corpus ID: 2048893
Sympathetic blocks in the cervical and upper thoracic region are commonly used techniques for a variety of diagnostic… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Vascular endothelial growth factor has neurotrophic activity and stimulates axonal outgrowth, enhancing cell survival and Schwann cell proliferation in the peripheral nervous system.
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a mitogen for endothelial cells, and it promotes angiogenesis in vivo. Here we… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
BAX Is Required for Neuronal Death after Trophic Factor Deprivation and during Development
Members of the BCL2-related family of proteins either promote or repress programmed cell death. BAX, a death-promoting member… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Overexpression of nerve growth factor in epidermis of transgenic mice causes hypertrophy of the peripheral nervous system.
Survival of developing neurons is dependent on access to a limited supply of target-derived neurotrophic factors. NGF is the most… Expand
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Relationship between levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) and its messenger RNA in sympathetic ganglia and peripheral target tissues.
We have developed a sensitive assay for the quantification of nerve growth factor mRNA (mRNANGF) in various tissues of the mouse… Expand
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