1975
Morphology of spinal electromotor neurons and presynaptic coupling in the gymnotidSternarchus albifrons
Pappas G, Waxman S, Bennett M. Morphology of spinal electromotor neurons and presynaptic coupling in the gymnotidSternarchus albifrons. Brain Cell Biology 1975, 4: 469-478. PMID: 1151441, DOI: 10.1007/bf01261376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal electromotor neuronsElectromotor neuronsCell bodiesGap junctionsAxosomatic synapsesSpinal cordPresynaptic fibersGlial lamellaeAdjacent neuronsElectrotonic couplingSingle axonsMyelin segmentsNeuronsMedial regionMorphological correlatesMorphological dataElectric organ dischargeAbsence of dendritesAxonsSynapsesAdjacent cellsAlbifronsDendritesLarge majorityCord
1971
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 lamellae