Dorsal root afferents contact migrating motoneurons in the developing frog spinal cord.
Dorsal and ventral roots of Rana catesbeiana tadpole lumbar spinal cord were labeled with horseradish peroxidase during development of the hindlimb. Labeled motoneurons in the process of migrating were found in the region of the developing terminal arbors of dorsal root axons. Electron microscopy showed that some of these dorsal root terminals contacted the migrating motoneurons.
D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000166:cytology; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002465:Cell Movement; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000166:cytology*; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000294:innervation; D008675:Metamorphosis, Biological; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D011892:Rana catesbeiana; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000648:ultrastructure