Morphological Features of Nerve Terminal Degeneration as Part of the Remodeling Process in the Motor Endplate in Adult Muscles

• Published in: Ultrastructural pathology Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 279 - 289
• Main Author: Masaru Kawabuchi, Jian We He, Liu Wen Ting, Chong Jian Zhou, Songyan Wang, Kazuho Hirata
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa UK Ltd 2000; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Animals; Axonal Degeneration Electron Microscopy Macrophages Neuromuscular Junction Schwann Cells; Biomarkers - analysis; Immunohistochemistry; Macrophages - chemistry; Macrophages - ultrastructure; Male; Motor Endplate - growth & development; Motor Endplate - ultrastructure; Muscle Development; Muscle, Skeletal - growth & development; Muscle, Skeletal - innervation; Muscle, Skeletal - ultrastructure; Nerve Degeneration; Presynaptic Terminals - ultrastructure; Rats; Schwann Cells - ultrastructure

With the exception of signs of retraction and withdrawal, there have been few morphological data concerning degenerated neural profiles in adult motor endplates. Here, investigation into the ultrastructure of the soleus motor endplates of adult rats (4 months old) turned up particular axonal degener...