(C) Light microscopy of a mouse sciatic nerve at lower magnification ... (E) Myelinated nerve fiber reproduced in vitro by coculture of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and Schwann cells.

The dorsal root ganglion – or DRG – is a cluster of nerve cells found along the spine that control pain signals from specific areas of the body, including the pelvis, groin, hip, knee, ankle and foot.

We evaluated the effects of chronic hyperglycemia on L5 dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons using immunohistochemical and electrophysiologic techniques for evidence of oxidative injury ...