The pre- and post-somatic segments of the human type I spiral ganglion neurons – Structural and functional considerations related to cochlear implantation
•Pre- and post-somatic segments of type I spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) are unmyelinated in man.•Following hair cell loss and retrograde nerve degeneration SGNs survive as “mono-polar” cells in human deafness.•Non-myelinated Schwann cells may consolidate the neural cell bodies and protect SGNs from...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4300406/ |