The structural organization of glomerular neuropile in the olfactory and accessory lobes of an Australian freshwater crayfish,Cherax destructor |
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Authors: | D. C. Sandeman S. E. Luff |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Neurobiology, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra |
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Abstract: | Summary The olfactory and accessory lobes of the crayfish, Cherax destructor contain glomeruli. Light microscope and electron microscope studies show that these glomeruli are the only regions of synaptic activity in the lobes and that at least four separate sets of axons meet within the glomeruli. The olfactory glomeruli are column shaped, complex structures with no large single pre- or postsynaptic elements. The accessory lobe glomeruli follow a more conventional pattern and each has one large axon ending in a terminal arborization where it makes synaptic contact with large numbers of smaller fibres. The large fibre is presynaptic. |
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Keywords: | Crustacean CNS Olfactory and accessory lobes Glomerular neuropile Light and electron microscopy |
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