ASTROCYTES IN THE NONMYELINATED LAMINA-CRIBROSA OF THE RAT ARE LESS POLARIZED THAN IN THE OPTIC-NERVE PROPER - A FREEZE-FRACTURE STUDY

被引:7
作者
BAUERLE, C [1 ]
WOLBURG, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TUBINGEN,INST PATHOL,D-72076 TUBINGEN,GERMANY
关键词
MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; ORTHOGONAL ARRAYS OF PARTICLES;
D O I
10.1002/glia.440090309
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 [神经生物学];
摘要
Astrocytes in the lamina cribrosa of the adult rat optic ner?ie which is devoid of myelination were investigated by means of quantitative freeze-fracturing. The orthogonal arrays of particles (OAPs) were found to be less concentrated in the membranes of subpial endfeet when compared to the OAP concentration in endfeet of the optic nerve proper. This result corresponds to that found previously in the myelin deficient rat (Rohlmann et al: Glia 5:259, 1992) suggesting that lack of myelination generally correlates with altered astrocytes. (C) 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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