"Trigeminal Ganglion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The semilunar-shaped ganglion containing the cells of origin of most of the sensory fibers of the trigeminal nerve. It is situated within the dural cleft on the cerebral surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone and gives off the ophthalmic, maxillary, and part of the mandibular nerves.
| Descriptor ID |
D012668
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.340.390.850 A08.800.350.850 A08.800.800.120.760.825
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| Concept/Terms |
Trigeminal Ganglion- Trigeminal Ganglion
- Ganglion, Trigeminal
- Trigeminal Ganglions
- Gasserian Ganglion
- Ganglion, Gasserian
- Trigeminal Ganglia
- Ganglia, Trigeminal
- Trigeminal Ganglias
- Gasser's Ganglion
- Ganglion, Gasser's
- Gasser Ganglion
- Gassers Ganglion
- Semilunar Ganglion
- Ganglion, Semilunar
- Semilunar Ganglions
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trigeminal Ganglion" by people in Profiles.
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Hirata H, Mizerska K, Dallacasagrande V, Rosenblatt MI. Estimating the Osmolarities of Tears During Evaporation Through the "Eyes" of the Corneal Nerves. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 Jan 01; 58(1):168-178.
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Edelmayer RM, Le LN, Yan J, Wei X, Nassini R, Materazzi S, Preti D, Appendino G, Geppetti P, Dodick DW, Vanderah TW, Porreca F, Dussor G. Activation of TRPA1 on dural afferents: a potential mechanism of headache pain. Pain. 2012 Sep; 153(9):1949-1958.
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De Felice M, Ossipov MH, Wang R, Dussor G, Lai J, Meng ID, Chichorro J, Andrews JS, Rakhit S, Maddaford S, Dodick D, Porreca F. Triptan-induced enhancement of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in trigeminal ganglion dural afferents underlies increased responsiveness to potential migraine triggers. Brain. 2010 Aug; 133(Pt 8):2475-88.