title: Effects of superior cervical ganglionectomy on choroidal melanocytes in pigmented rabbit eye.
abstract: Unilateral removal of the superior cervical ganglion was performed in the pigmented rabbit. Degenerative axons which were presumed to be adrenergic were observed postoperatively in the denervated choroid. At 2-3 months after the operation, there was evidence of degeneration of the choroidal melanocytes on the denervated side. Choroidal melanocytes contained degraded granules (melanosomes) of varying degrees and occasionally presented myelin-like configuration. These results indicate the direct adrenergic innervation of choroidal melanocytes in the pigmented rabbit.
mesh_terms: D000320:Adrenergic Fibers / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000818:Animals; D002829:Choroid / Q000294:innervation* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003714:Denervation; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000601:surgery*; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011817:Rabbits