An electron microscopic study of synaptic morphology in the oculomotor nuclei of three inframammalian species
Waxman S, Pappas G. An electron microscopic study of synaptic morphology in the oculomotor nuclei of three inframammalian species. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1971, 143: 41-71. PMID: 4329004, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901430105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOculomotor nucleusOculomotor neuronsLarge neuronsElectrotonic couplingSubjunctional dense bodiesDistribution of synapsesMajority of synapsesSmall-diameter dendritesClose appositionContralateral oculomotor nucleusPrevious electrophysiological studiesDense-core vesiclesMultipolar interneuronsNodes of RanvierAxodendritic synapsesAxosomatic synapsesProximal dendritesClose membrane appositionSynaptic contactsPresynaptic fibersSynaptic profilesGlial elementsSmall interneuronsNeuronal typesGlial lamellaeAn ultrastructural study of the pattern of myelination of preterminal fibers in teleost oculomotor nuclei, electromotor nuclei, and spinal cord
Waxman S. An ultrastructural study of the pattern of myelination of preterminal fibers in teleost oculomotor nuclei, electromotor nuclei, and spinal cord. Brain Research 1971, 27: 189-201. PMID: 5552167, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(71)90248-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPattern of myelinationSpinal cordOculomotor nucleusElectromotor nucleusProportion of synapsesPreterminal fibersPeripheral nerve fibersCentral nervous systemCentral myelinated fibersNodes of RanvierUnmyelinated regionsNerve fibersMyelinated fibersConduction velocityNervous systemCordMyelinationNervous impulsesUltrastructural studySynapsesClose membrane appositionBulbous protrusionsMembrane appositionAxonsNucleus