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We found that large cells in the dorsal root and trigeminal ganglia contained glutamate-like immunoreactivity. Immunoreactive neurons were not detected in the superior cervical or pterygopalatine ganglia. These findings indicated that glutamate is a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator of large cells of sensory ganglia.
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Wanaka, A., Shiotani, Y., Kiyama, H. et al. Glutamate-like immunoreactive structures in primary sensory neurons in the rat detected by a specific antiserum against glutamate. Exp Brain Res 65, 691–694 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00235995
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