ISSN:
1573-7381
Keywords:
nodes of Ranvier
;
synapses
;
cerebellum
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The ultrastructure of nodes of Ranvier was examined in the granular layer of the cerebellum ofRana nigromaculata. Many of the nodes in the layer were modified to form synaptic contacts with dendrites, probably of granule cells. The axoplasm of bulbous presynaptic nodes contained a central bundle of neurofilaments, peripheral clouds of agranular spherical vesicles, and mitochondria. Multiple active zones were usually seen. Up to four dendrites were found in synaptic contact with a single node. Adjacent dendrites synapsing at a node were occasionally connected by apunctum adhaerens. Some nodes extended slender processes of 0.2 to 0.4 μm in diameter ending in a terminal bouton in synaptic contact with a dendrite.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01099937
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