Terminal axons ensheathed in smooth muscle cells of the vas deferens |
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Authors: | J B Furness Takashi Iwayama |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Abstract: | Summary The ultrastructure of axon profiles which were completely ensheathed in smooth muscle cells has been described in the guinea pig, mouse and rat vas deferens. The axon profiles contained both small (500 Å) and large (1,000 Å) vesicles, neurotubules and mitochondria. Adrenergic axons were clearly identified within smooth muscle cells after treatment of the tissue with 5-or 6-hydroxydopamine, drugs which cause specific ultrastructural changes in adrenergic axons. The ensheathed axons were separated from the surrounding muscle cells by narrow, regular gaps, usually about 100–300 Å wide. Schwann cells seldom accompanied the ensheathed axons. Axons often penetrated the muscle cells in the nuclear region and profiles were sometimes observed among the perinuclear organelles. |
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Keywords: | Vas deferens Autonomic nerves Axons in muscle cells 5- and 6-hydroxy-dopamine Identification of terminal axons |
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