Morphological correlates of synaptic transmission in lamprey spinal cord.

Abstract:

:The dye Procion brown was used to identify in the light and electron microscope, synaptic contacts made between monosynaptically coupled neurons in the lamprey spinal cord whose synaptic interaction had been recorded. Synaptic contacts were made on different dendrites of the postsynaptic cell at different distances from the soma. Some of the contacts were made on dentritic spines and some on the smooth shaft of the dentrites. Serial sections through synaptic contacts made on dendritic processess of the postsynaptic cells were used for three-dimensional reconstruction of the synapses using computer graphics techniques. The computer reconstructions and detailed examination of the serial EM micrographs revealed the large proliferation of membrane involved in making these en passant synapses as well as the morphological changes due to stimulation of the presynaptic axon. These changes include depletion of synaptic vesicles and formation of complex vesicles and synaptic cisternae. Besides chemical synaptic contacts, four electrotonic contacts were located, confirming the mixed electrochemical synaptic response recorded from the postsynaptic cell. The mean quantum content was estimated and compared with the estimate of the available transmitter pool, assuming the quantal release hypothesis applies at these synapses. The total transmitter pool was estimated by counting all synaptic vesicles in all synaptic contacts. It was estimated that about 6% of the total transmitter pool is available for release at these synapses. This compares with less than 1% at the neuromuscular junction and about 20% at sympathetic synapses. These results support the hypothesis that synaptic vesicles may be recycled as described by Heuser and Reese (22) at the neuromuscular junction. Ongoing studies are investigating the effect on a variety of synaptic junctions to stimulation for different periods of time of presynaptic axons. The methods described in this study can also be used to test the models of synaptic interaction on dendritic trees described by Rall (39) and Jack and Redman (24).

journal_name

J Neurophysiol

authors

Christensen BN

doi

10.1152/jn.1976.39.2.197

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1976-03-01 00:00:00

pages

197-212

issue

2

eissn

0022-3077

issn

1522-1598

journal_volume

39

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