title: Motor nerve terminal morphologic plasticity induced by small changes in the locomotor activity of the adult rat.
abstract: The possible existence of plastic changes in the branching pattern and the complexity of silver-impregnated motor nerve terminals was studied in the extensor digitorum longus muscle of adult rats housed in metabolic cages or trained to walk. Results indicate a precise inverse relation between the amount of locomotor activity and the complexity finally attained by the motor nerve terminals.
authors: Unitat d'Histologia, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Reus, Spain.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Tomas
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Fenoll
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Santafé
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Batlle
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Mayayo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009411:Nerve Endings / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012834:Silver; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D012834:Silver