The Termination of the Corticospinal Tract in the Spinal Cord of Rodents |
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agyrophilic particles Anat Angstroms animals arrow axoaxonal axodendritic Brain Research Cajal cerebral cortex Clarke and O'Malley column of white Comp contralateral corticospinal tract corticospinal fibers days following unilateral decussation degenerating axons degenerating fibers degenerating knobs Degenerating synaptic knob dendrites distribution of degeneration dorsal column dorsal funiculus dorsal region dorsal root electron dense electron microscope study electron microscopy EXPLANATION OF FIGURES Fink-Heimer method flattened vesicles following cortical lesion following unilateral sensorimotor Golgi guinea pig hours following lamina lateral layers light and electron light microscopy Lond medial microns in diameter microtubules mitochondria Nauta-Gygax method neurons neuropil Nissl Normal dorsal horn numerous pathways Physiol PLATE primary afferent fibers projection pyramidal tract quadrants Ralston rodents Semi-thin section sensorimotor cortex sensorimotor cortex ablation small myelinated axons small neurons spinal cord spinal gray spinal tract subjacent substantia gelatinosa synaptic knobs containing synaptic vesicles tissue unilateral sensorimotor cortex upper region ventral regions white matter