title: Ultrastructure of astroglial contacts in rat cerebellar cortex.
abstract: Interfaces of the astroglial Bergmann fibres in the rat cerebellar cortex were investigated under the electron microscope. The straight interfaces revealed numerous contacts of a special junctional type having a mean length of 0.9 micro m. A substantial area of the Bergmann fiber surfaces was found to be connected with these junctions. Electron-dense material forming knoblike particles were observed attached with a certain regularity to the inner surfaces of both junctional membranes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002525:Cerebellar Cortex / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007365:Intercellular Junctions / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats