[Neurosensitive contacts and new kind of synapses in wall lizard (Lacerta muralis, Laurenti) pineal body].
The neurosensitive synapses between photoreceptor cells and nerve ganglion cells are numerous enough to constitute an additional argument for a photosensitive function of the pineal gland. A new type of synapse, observed between the secretory rudimentary photoreceptor cells and nerve ganglion cells presents a direct relation from cells showing an active secretory function to the central nervous system.
D000818:Animals; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013569:Synapses
Présence de contacts neurosensoriels et de synapses d'un type nouveau dans l'épiphyse du Lézard des murailles (Lacerta muralis, Laurenti).