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Subesophageal ganglion

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(Zool.) a large special ganglion situated beneath the esophagus of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates.

See also: Subesophageal



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The missing links, report Friesen and Brodfuehrer, are the Tr1 cells, whose somas or bodies are located in the relatively large subesophageal ganglion in the head region and whose axons extend down the length of the animal.
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