Studies on the innervation of the endometrium.
The innervation of the endometrium of rabbit, rat, mink, mongoose and pig has been investigated electron microscopically. Large bundles of nerve fibers can be observed in the connective tissue spaces within the basal layer of the endometrium. Unmyelinated nerve fibers enter the lamina functionalis, terminal nerve fibers penetrate the basal lamina and make contact with the glandular and the cavum epithelial cells. The terminal axons contain abundant synaptic vesicles, dense core vesicles and mitochondria. To date, no specialized presynaptic or postsynaptic membranes have been found.
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004717:Endometrium / Q000294:innervation* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D008988:Herpestidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008907:Mink / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009411:Nerve Endings / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013552:Swine / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System