title: The problem of neuronal syncytical connection in disease.
abstract: The membranes of neuron profiles adjacent to each other in the caudal mesenteric ganglion were examined electron microscopically during the first 3 days after crossing of the preganglionar or postganglionar branches. The contacting membranes were thinned and perforated, and neuron-to-neuron syncytial connections were forming. Multiple connections were formed between the nerve processes and terminals in the synapse. The pre- and even postsynapses were clear in pronounced perforations.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Functional Morphology and Physiology of the Neuron, IP Pavlov Institute of Physiology, the Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia. sotnikov@kolt.infran.ru
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Sotnikov
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Archakova
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Novakovskaya
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Solovyova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005725:Ganglia, Autonomic / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*