Spontaneous cell death in the semilunar ganglion during fetal and postnatal life in the ox, sheep, goat and guinea pig.
A massive cell loss occurs in the semilunar ganglion. It is the result of either a casting-off of the semilunar ganglion cells into the cavernous sinus or a transformation of several cells into polyhedral cells with an epithelial-like organization, a process which immediately precedes their further degeneration.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002417:Cattle; D002470:Cell Survival; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011247:Pregnancy; D012756:Sheep; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000166:cytology*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000166:cytology*