Alterations in the morphology of the neuromuscular junctions following experimental immobilization in cats.
Immobilization of the hindlimbs in cats, in the neutral position, by applying a plaster cast for 4 weeks, led to paler and larger neuromuscular junctions. Beyond 8 weeks, this procedure caused elaborately branched-out and paler junctions which were significantly larger in their diameters than those of the contralateral control limbs.
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006614:Hindlimb; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011901:Ranvier's Nodes / Q000648:ultrastructure