Occurrence of uranaffin-positive synaptic vesicles in both adrenergic and non-adrenergic nerves of the rat anococcygeus muscle |
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Authors: | Dr Tadahiko Iijima |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Oral Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan;(2) Department of Oral Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, 812 Fukuoka, Japan |
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Abstract: | Summary The uranaffin reaction in rat anococcygeus muscle, which receives a dual innervation of both adrenergic and non-cholinergic, non-adrenergic nerves was examined. Dense reaction product was observed in the vesicular membranes and/or the cores of some synaptic vesicles in the adrenergic nerve terminals. Occasional vesicles were filled up with dense reaction product. In the prominent population of small clear vesicles, however, no dense reaction product was observed. The number of small granular vesicles in the adrenergic nerve terminals was markedly increased after the administration of 5-hydroxydopamine (5-OHDA). These granular vesicles were moderately stained with uranaffin deposit on the cores but their limiting membranes possessed no uranaffin deposit at all.In the non-adrenergic nerve terminals, on the other hand, uranaffin deposit of variable density was observed on the cores of large granular vesicles but never on their limiting membranes or on the small clear vesicles. There was no change in the axon profiles after the administration of 5-OHDA.The possible occurrence of purines in the cores of large granular vesicles in the non-adrenergic nerves is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Anococcygeus muscle Innervation Uranaffin reaction P-type nerves Purinergic nerves |
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