Abstract：
:The caudal neurosecretory system of Poecilia sphenops (molly) is an isolated population of neurosecretory cells located in the caudal most aspect of the teleost spinal cord. The structure of this neuroendocrine system is favorable for studies on the synaptic control of neurosecretory mechanisms. Little is known about the detailed synaptology of the system. Morphological and electrophysiological reports have shown that the caudal neurosecretory system is linked to higher brain centers by descending spinal projections. To examine the synaptology of the descending synaptic input, surgical deafferentation was performed by microsuction removal of a segment of spinal cord rostral to the caudal system. The degeneration of axon terminals was studied at various times following deafferentation and compared to control synaptology. Based on vesicle content and morphology, three axon terminal types were found in the caudal neurosecretory system. These terminals formed axosomatic, axodendritic, and axoaxonic synaptic contacts. Following deafferentation, axon terminals with dense-cored vesicles and boutons with round clear vesicles degenerated as evidenced by the electron dense dark reaction and the electron lucent reaction respectively. This suggested that at least two different types of axon terminals arise from the descending projection to the caudal neurosecretory system and that two different neurotransmitters may be influencing the neurosecretory activity of these cells.
journal_name
Brain Res Bulljournal_title
Brain research bulletinauthors
O'Brien JP,Kriebel RMdoi
10.1016/0361-9230(83)90079-5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1983-01-01 00:00:00pages
89-95issue
1eissn
0361-9230issn
1873-2747pii
0361-9230(83)90079-5journal_volume
10pub_type
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