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Axon terminals with unusual vesicles in the brain of the polychaete, Ophryotrocha puerilis

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In the brain of Ophryotrocha puerilis swollen nerve endings filled with electron-lucent vesicles and aggregates of vesicles were observed. The vesicles do not resemble elementary neurosecretory granules. Tests for biogenic amines were negative; no dense-core vesicles were found. The vesicle type described here cannot be related to any of the types thus far found in nerve cells.

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    Claudia B. Grothe

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Grothe, C.B. Axon terminals with unusual vesicles in the brain of the polychaete, Ophryotrocha puerilis . Cell Tissue Res. 226, 237–240 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00217098

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