The problem of neuronal syncytical connection in disease.
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.
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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
Archakova
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Novakovskaya
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Solovyova
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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*