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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Four types of neurons have previously been identified by neurochemical markers in the submucosal ganglia of the guinea-pig small intestine, and functional roles have been ascribed to each type. However, morphological differences among the classes have not been determined, and there is only partial information about their projections within the submucosa. In the present work, we used intracellular microelectrodes to fill neurons of each type with biocytin, which was then converted to a permanent dye, so that the shapes of the neurons could be determined and their projections within the submucosa could be followed. Cell bodies of noncholinergic secretomotor/ vasodilator neurons had Dogiel type I morphology. These neurons, which are vasoactive intestinal peptide immunoreactive, had single axons that ran through many ganglia without providing terminals around other neurons. Cholinergic secretomotor neurons with neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity had Stach type IV morphology, and cholinergic secretomotor/vasodilator neurons had stellate cell bodies. The axons of these two types ran short distances in the plexus and did not innervate other submucosal neurons. Neurons of the fourth type, intrinsic primary afferent neurons, had cell bodies with Dogiel type II morphology and their processes supplied networks of varicose processes around other nerve cells. It is concluded that each functionally defined type of submucosal neuron has a characteristic morphology and that intrinsic primary afferent neurons synapse with secretomotor neurons to form monosynaptic secretomotor reflex circuits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1552-4884
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
475-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-12-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Acetylcholine, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Axons, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Bodily Secretions, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Cell Size, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Dendrites, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Guinea Pigs, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Intestine, Small, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Lysine, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Neural Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Neuropeptide Y, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Submucous Plexus, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Vasodilation, pubmed-meshheading:12740940-Vasomotor System
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Morphologies and projections of defined classes of neurons in the submucosa of the guinea-pig small intestine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia. j.furness@unimelb.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article