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Innervation of cholinergic vestibular efferent system in vestibular periphery of rats.
- Source :
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Journal of Tongji Medical University = Tong ji yi ke da xue xue bao [J Tongji Med Univ] 1997; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 57-60, 64. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- The innervation of cholinergic efferent fibers in the vestibular endorgans of the rats was investigated using a modified preembedding immunostaining technique of immunoelectron microscopy. A monoclonal antibody to choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) was used as a marker of cholinergic fibers. It was found that there were four types of cholinergic innervation in the vestibular endorgans of the rat: (1) cholinergic nerve endings formed axo-dendritic synapses with afferent chalice surrounding the type I sensory hair cells; (2) cholinergic nerve endings formed axo-somatic synapses with type II hair cells; (3) cholinergic fibers synapse with afferent nerve fibers and (4) a synaptic contact developed between cholinergic nerve endings. The results demonstrated that a multiform innervation of the cholinergic efferents exists in the rats vestibular periphery.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0257-716X
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of Tongji Medical University = Tong ji yi ke da xue xue bao
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9639788
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02888005