Leucine-enkephalin-like immunoreactive afferent fibers to pudendal motoneurons in the cat.
Leucine-enkephalin-like immunoreactive (ENK-LI) afferent fibers to the feline homologue of the Onuf's nucleus (pudendal motoneurons) originate mainly from lamina X of the sacral cord. They make synaptic contacts chiefly upon dendrites of pudendal motoneurons; the synaptic terminals most often contain pleomorphic synaptic vesicles and occasionally round synaptic vesicles. Large-cored vesicles in the axon terminals within the Onuf's nucleus often showed ENK-LI.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000378:metabolism; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000294:innervation*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013569:Synapses / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013572:Synaptic Vesicles / Q000648:ultrastructure
D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine