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9226040

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-21
pubmed:abstractText
The abducens nucleus is a pontine nucleus directly involved in oculomotion through its connections with the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. The aim of the present study was to investigate the cytoarchitectural organization of the abducens nucleus in man. The data obtained showed that the nerve cell bodies were small, medium and large in size and polygonal, oval, round or spindle shaped. The cytoplasm of all neurons appeared basophilic due to clearly evident scattered Nissl granules. On the basis of the characteristics of the dendritic arborization, multipolar and fusiform cells were identified. The multipolar neurons showed four to eight primary dendrites which gave off a wide secondary ramification. The fusiform neurons showed two dendrites emerging from the opposite poles of the elongated nerve cell body. The dendrites of all the neurons were largely confined within the boundaries of the nucleus. This finding would suggest that the neuronal relationships of the abducens nucleus supplied by the afferent fibers which pass through or end within it take place almost completely inside the nucleus. The wider dendritic arborization shown by the multipolar cells would indicate the latter as the principal target fields for the afferent inputs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5180
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
157
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
210-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Cytoarchitecture of the abducens nucleus of man: a Nissl and Golgi study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Brescia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't