Fine structural changes in the lateral vestibular nucleus of aging rats

Autor: Jaime Miquel, Jr Je Johnson
Rok vydání: 1974
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Zdroj: Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 3:203-224
ISSN: 0047-6374
DOI: 10.1016/0047-6374(74)90017-7
Popis: The fine structure of the lateral vestibular nucleus was investigated in Sprague-Dawley rats, that were sacrified at 4 weeks, 6-8 weeks, 6-8 months, and 18-20 months of age. In the neuronal perikaria, the following age-associated changes were seen with increasing frequency with advancing age: rodlike nuclear inclusions and nuclear membrane invaginations; cytoplasmic dense bodies with the characteristics of lipofuscin; and moderate disorganization of the granular endoplasmic reticulum. Dense bodies were also seen in glial cells. Rats 18 to 20 months old showed dendritic swellings, axonal degeneration, and an apparent increase in the number of axosomatic synaptic terminals containing flattened vesicles (presumed to be inhibitory in function).
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