Retinal ganglion cells that project to the superior colliculus and pretectum in the macaque monkey

Horseradish peroxidase was injected into the superior colliculus or pretectum or both in order to label, by retrograde axoplasmic transport, the retinal ganglion whose cells axons innervate the dorsal midbrain. The dendrites of ganglion cells were sufficiently well-labelled to reveal their overall morphological characteristics. It was therefore possible to compare the number and form of ganglion cells projecting to the midbrain with the total population of ganglion cells as revealed by optic nerve injections, and with ganglion cells labelled by injections in the lateral geniculate nucleus. We found that not more than 10% of all retinal ganglion cells project to the superior colliculus in the macaque monkey. This percentage varies little over the retina, being about 6% of all ganglion cells near the fovea and increasing slightly with eccentricity. The superior colliculus does not receive a projection from P beta cells and only a few P alpha cells terminate there. The majority of cells which project to the superior colliculus have a small- to medium-sized cell body and sparsely branched dendritic tree. We have called them P gamma and P epsilon cells by analogy with the gamma cells and epsilon cells in the cat's retina. Anatomically the P gamma and P epsilon cells are heterogeneous, which would be consistent with the physiological heterogeneity found for ganglion cells which project to the midbrain in monkeys.     

Localization of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in type 3 cells and demonstration of their source to F2 terminals in the cat lateral geniculate nucleus: a Golgi-electron-microscopic GABA-immunocytochemical study

Postembedding immunocytochemistry with a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) antiserum was done on semithin sections of cat lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) previously processed with the rapid-Golgi and gold-toning procedures, to determine which of the three main morphological types (1, 2,3) of neurons in the A-laminae show immunoreactivity and are, therefore, presumably GABAergic. Only type 3 cells were found to be GABA positive. These cells were characterized by small somata and few, scarcely branched dendrites bearing almost exclusively appendages with long slender stalks. Some of these cells have extensive filiform "axonlike" processes originating from different regions of dendrites and having appendages similar to those originating directly from dendrites. Many of these Golgi gold-toned impregnated dendritic appendages of type 3 cells were analyzed in the electron microscope and were identified as typical F2 terminals by their content of pleomorphic synaptic vesicles; by being postsynaptic to retinal (RLP), cortical (RSD), and perigeniculate (F1) terminals; and by being presynaptic to dendrites. In addition, since it was previously demonstrated that glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and GABA-positive cells are not retrogradely labeled with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) from the visual cortex, the present results, by showing that GABA-positive cells have type 3 morphology, provide supporting evidence for the interneuronal nature of type 3 cells in cat LGN.     

Effect of Bmk venom microinjected into LS on electric activities of nociceptive neurons in Pf of rat

目的 :研究外侧隔核是否是蝎毒产生中枢镇痛作用的重要部分之一。方法 :用玻璃微电极记录束旁核的单位放电 ;通过不锈钢套管向外侧隔核内微量注射 0 .0 3%蝎毒。结果 :外侧隔核内微量注射0 .0 3%蝎毒可以明显地减弱束旁核内的痛兴奋神经元和痛抑制神经元对伤害性刺激的反应。结论 :外侧隔核是蝎毒产生中枢镇痛作用的重要部位之一。     

老年大鼠切牙造牙本质细胞的超微结构变化

应用透射电镜研究了老年大鼠切牙造牙本质细胞的超微结构变化。该细胞核出现凹陷和切迹，常染色质减少，异染色质增加。胞浆内粗面内质网扩张，变短，线粒体水肿，嵴断裂，最后空泡化，高尔基复合体由复杂到简单，最后消失。     

Migratory pathways and selective aggregation of the lateral reticular neurons in the rat embryo: a horseradish peroxidase in vitro study, with special reference to migration patterns of the precerebellar nuclei

The migration and ultimate domain invasion of postmitotic lateral reticular nucleus (LRN) neurons were followed in embryonic day 15-20 (E15-E20) rat embryos, by using a horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in vitro axonal tracing method. All of the LRN axons elongate and neuronal somata migrate via the subpial or marginal migratory stream (mms), circumnavigating the ventrolateral aspect of the medulla at the glial endfeet level. They reach the ventral midline at E16, bypass it, and begin to settle in their final territory at E17. At E18 the LRN anlage is fully formed, and at E19-E20 its cells have finished their migration and are rapidly differentiating. Comparison of these sequential steps with their counterparts in the development of the inferior olive (ION) and external cuneatus (ECN) brings to light the essential role of the neuroepithelial cells of the interolivary commissure (the "floor plate"). This zone is likely to act as 1) a chemoattractant for the growth cones of the LRN, ION, and ECN, and 2) a decision-making center, which instructs the somata of these neurons to cross the midline or not, ultimately governing the crossed or uncrossed pattern of their projection to their common target, the cerebellum. Finally, the ontogeny of the LRN and ECN provides a most surprising example, even unique in the central nervous system, of long-distance, neurophilic migration that conveys neuronal cell bodies contralaterally to the side on which they proliferate.     

Lateral Mobility of the Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 Within the Surface Membrane of Morphologically Undifferentiated and Differentiated Neuroblastoma Cells

Lateral mobility and localization in the surface membrane of the adhesion molecule L1 was studied in morphologically undifferentiated and differentiated neuroblastoma cells to gain insight into its possible association with the different molecular forms of N-CAM. In undifferentiated cells, the fraction of mobile L1 molecules is high and similar to that of N-CAM 140. Upon long-term morphological differentiation, the fraction of mobile L1 molecules is reduced by a factor of three and is similar to that of N-CAM 180, the predominant molecular form of N-CAM in differentiated neuroblastoma cells. Comparable to N-CAM 180, L1 is also preferentially accumulated at contact sites between these cells as seen by indirect immunofluorescence. These observations raise the question of whether at least part of the L1 molecules may be directly or indirectly (e.g. via N-CAM 180) linked to the cytoskeleton, thus stabilizing cell contacts between differentiated cells.     

上颌窦纵切口经唇龈沟填塞术腔止血研究

目的：减轻柯－陆上颌窦根治术术后并发症,减少手术步骤。方法：采用唇龈粘膜纵切口经唇龈沟填塞术腔止血术腔止血纱条填塞经唇龈沟径路行上颌窦根治术。结果：纵切口手术后出现上唇麻木、牙齿酸痛２例（５％）。切口处轻度肿胀１７例（４５％）,面颊前部局限性肿胀５例（１３％）,波及眼脸或整个面颊部１例（２％）。无肿胀１５例（３９．５％）抽去填塞物后有０．５ｍｌ～２ｍｌ渗血,无出血不止现象,切口均一期愈合。与传统术式３８例相比,经统计学处理后,两者有明显差别,Ｐ值〈０．０５。结论：经该上颌窦根治术治疗上颌窦疾病,术后并发症出现较少、程度较轻、持续时间较短、消失亦快,手术步骤减少,更符合鼻窦生理,减轻病人的痛苦。