title: Cytoplasmic organelles in neurons of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of aged rats.
abstract: The ultrastructural characteristics of the neurons containing complex convolutions have been studied in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the 31-month-old rat. Neurons were seen to contain oval or round dense bodies which were surrounded by a nuclear membrane and granular endoplasmic reticulum. Their perikarya showed rarely clusters of pleomorphic and small clear vesicles intermingled with a few larger vesicles of dense material. Dendrites occasionally exhibited intermediate forms between laminated bodies and complex convolutions. The significance of these features has been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de la Roza
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reinoso-Suárez
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003712:Dendrites / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009474:Neurons / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D015388:Organelles / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains