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. 2020 Sep 15;382(2):201–231. doi: 10.1007/s00441-020-03279-6

Table 2.

The expression of noradrenergic markers in adult human sympathetic ganglia

SCG MCG STG Thoracic Sacral
TH 83.8% 59.3% 70.4% (Kokubun et al. 2019)
75% (Schalling et al. 1989)
> 75% (Tajti et al. 1999)
90% (Takenaka et al. 2005)
Virt. all (Kirch et al. 1995)
Rich (Baffi et al. 1992)
DBH 91% 92.1% 94.2% (Kokubun et al. 2019)
75% (Schalling et al. 1989)
Virt. all (Kirch et al. 1995)
Similar to TH (Baffi et al. 1992)

The proportion of neurons immunopositive for the noradrenergic marker enzymes TH and DBH for different human cervical and paravertebral sympathetic ganglia are provided

SCG, superior cervical ganglion; MCG, middle cervical ganglion; STG, stellate ganglion. Virt. all indicates that virtually all neurons are positive; rich indicates a rich supply of positive neurons; similar TH indicates that the number of DBH and TH-positive cells are similar as expected for cells co-expressing the noradrenergic marker enzymes