SOME MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF CATECHOLAMINE STORING NERVE VESICLES,

Abstract

Subcellular particles rich in noradrenaline have been obtained from homogenized bovine splenic nerves. After staining with phosphotungstic acid, the existence of granules 0.03 - 0.1 micron in diam was noted. A characteristic feature is the occurrence of notches, which often were extended to tail-like structures on opposite sides of the granules. Frequently the vesicles occurred in pairs and sometimes even in short chains. This is suggestive of a system similar to granular formation in the Golgi apparatus, which might mean that the granules are arranged in a type of lattice in the axon, and presumably in the terminals. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0620829

Entities

People

  • G. Swanbeck
  • U. S. Von Euler

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amines
  • Aromatic Compounds
  • Biological Staining And Labeling
  • Catecholamines
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Epinephrine
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • Norepinephrine
  • Organic Compounds
  • Particles
  • Phenols
  • Terminals
  • Tungsten Compounds

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Neuroscience