AXON TYPES CLASSIFIED BY MORPHOMETRIC AND MULTIVARIATE-ANALYSIS IN THE RAT OPTIC-NERVE

被引:9
作者
DEJUAN, J [1 ]
CUENCA, N [1 ]
INIGUEZ, C [1 ]
FERNANDEZ, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ALICANTE,INST NEUROCIENCIAS,ALICANTE,SPAIN
关键词
NERVE FIBER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; VISUAL PATHWAY; MYELIN SHEATH; CYTOSKELETON; OPTIC NERVE;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(92)91251-9
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Calibers of the rat optic nerve axons distribute unimodally and it is difficult to distinguish groups among them. However, these fibers arose from 3 types of ganglion cells and showed 3 conduction velocities. Performing a cluster analysis over several ultrastructural parameters we found 3 main groups of fibers. These groups are present in a very similar proportion to the ganglion cells groups described in the rat retina.
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