Review of a scientific monograph by authors V.V. Porseva, P.M. Maslyukov, A.D. Nozdrachev «Gray matter of the spinal cord», saint-petersburg university publishing house, 2021

The reviewed monograph «The Gray Matter of the Spinal Cord» is devoted to a detailed description of the histological structure, histochemical characteristics of the tissue elements of the spinal cord and the sensory (spinal) ganglion. The scientific materials presented in the monograph were obtained as a result of a thorough morphometric analysis of histological preparations; the data presented by the authors are reliable and scientifically proven. The authors present little-known facts about the features of the segmental, nuclear, lamellar structure of the spinal cord, its cyto- and dendro-architectonics, and analyze the cell-differential composition. A large amount of literature data from Russian and foreign studies on immune-histochemical phenotypes of sensory ganglion neurons and their features are analyzed. The results of our own research are beautifully illustrated with high-quality color microphotographs of histological preparations, quantitative data are summarized in visual tables. The book is characterized by a logical presentation of the material; its high printing performance attracts attention. The fund of modern scientific literature has been replenished with an extremely useful monograph, which will be very interesting for biologists, histologists, physiologists, neurologists and other specialists interested in morphological and functional studies of spinal cord neurocytes and sensory (spinal) nodes.