Boundary cap cells of the dorsal root ganglia were thought to be limited to a structural role regulating migration into or out of the neural tube. Now a study in this issue reports that they are progenitors of small-diameter nociceptive neurons.
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Hastings Ctr, Garrison, NY 10524 USA
Harvard Med Sch, Global Hlth & Social Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Harvard Med Sch, Ctr Bioeth, Boston, MA 02115 USAHastings Ctr, Garrison, NY 10524 USA