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Ultrastructural analysis of low-threshold mechanoreceptive vibrissa afferent boutons in the cat trigeminal caudal nucleus / 대한해부학회지
Anatomy & Cell Biology ; : 340-346, 2010.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-93235
ABSTRACT
Ultrastructural parameters related to synaptic release and their correlation with synaptic connectivity were analyzed in the low-threshold mechanoreceptive vibrissa afferent boutons in laminae III and IV of the trigeminal caudal nucleus (Vc). Rapidly adapting vibrissa afferents were intra-axonally labeled, and quantitative ultrastructural analyses with serial sections were performed on the labeled boutons and their presynaptic endings (p-endings). The volume of the labeled boutons was widely distributed from small to large ones (0.8~12.3 microm3), whereas the p-endings were small and uniform in size. The volume of the labeled boutons was positively correlated with the ultrastructural parameters such as mitochondrial volume (correlation coefficient, r=0.96), active zone area (r=0.82) and apposed surface area (r=0.79). Vesicle density (r=-0.18) showed little correlation to the volume of labeled boutons, suggesting that the total vesicle number of a bouton is proportional to its volume. In addition, the bouton volume was positively correlated with the number of p-endings (r=0.52) and with the number of dendrites postsynaptic to the labeled bouton (r=0.83). These findings suggest that low-threshold mechanoreception conveyed through vibrissa afferents is processed in a bouton size-dependent manner in the Vc, which may contribute to the sensory-motor function of laminae III/IV in Vc.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Sinapses / Núcleo Inferior Caudal do Nervo Trigêmeo / Dendritos / Tamanho Mitocondrial Limite: Animais Idioma: Inglês Revista: Anatomy & Cell Biology Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Sinapses / Núcleo Inferior Caudal do Nervo Trigêmeo / Dendritos / Tamanho Mitocondrial Limite: Animais Idioma: Inglês Revista: Anatomy & Cell Biology Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Artigo