title: Organelle changes in cat thoracic alpha- and gamma-motoneurons following axotomy.
abstract: Horseradish peroxidase was used as a retrograde marker to identify the cell bodies of cat thoracic alpha- and gamma-motoneurons 8 days following axotomy. A quantitative ultrastructural comparison revealed changes in Nissl bodies, the Golgi apparatus, mitochondria and lysosomes for axotomised alpha-motoneurons, while axotomised gamma-motoneurons only showed changes in Nissl bodies and nuclear pores.
authors.affiliation: Sobell Department of Neurophysiology, Institute of Neurology, London, U.K.
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sears
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D015388:Organelles / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase