You Apply a Colored Axonal Tracer to Dorsal Root Ganglion

question 57

Multiple Choice

You apply a colored axonal tracer to dorsal root ganglion neurons that are associated with Merkel cells. You would expect that you might find color in which areas within the spinal cord?

• A) Rexed lamina II
• B) Rexed lamina VIII
• C) Rexed lamina IX
• D) you would expect to find color in each of the above areas

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