A re-evaluation of the cytology of cat Pacinian corpuscles |
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Authors: | Bryce L Munger Yasuo Yoshida Shuichiro Hayashi Tokuji Osawa Chizuka Ide |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anatomy and Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan;(2) Department of Anatomy, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA;(3) Department of Anatomy, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, P.O. Box 850, 17033 Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary The ultrastructure of cat mesenteric Pacinian corpuscles in cross and longitudinal sections has been examined. The terminal ends of lamellar cells of the inner core have been identified in longitudinal sections through the proximal portion of the inner core. These terminal bulbous expansions contain characteristic concentric membranes of rough endoplasmic reticulum and in some cases masses of oval membranous inclusions. The central axon as seen in cross section is oval in profile, having X-(short) and Y-(long) axes, and each axonal face is characterized by specializations of the axolemma. At the X-axis, the inner lamellae of the inner core tightly abut a smooth axolemma, with no intervening connective tissue matrix, in a manner reminiscent of a neuroepithelium. The axolemma of the Y-axis has numerous axonal spines (microspikes) that project into the cleft in the inner core. The extent of the axolemma having axonal spines can only be appreciated in longitudinal sections. The clefts contain a specialized connective tissue with elastic and collagen fibrils. The connective tissue compartment of fibers and matrix separating individual inner core lamellae is unique, in that it contains extremely thin collagen fibrils measuring approximately 15 nm in diameter. The diameter of collagen fibrils increases as the cleft is approached. Here the fibrils resemble typical endoneural collagen. |
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Keywords: | Pacinian corpuscle Axonal spines Inner core lamella Inner core cleft Elastica Cat |
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