Tilt analysis of pleomorphic vesicles in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus ofGalago and chimpanzee
- 1 June 1975
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Neurocytology
- Vol. 4 (3) , 289-300
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01102114
Abstract
Pleomorphic vesicles in two different classes of ‘flat-vesicle-containing profiles’ (F-profiles) from the superficial layers of the superior colliculus ofGalago and chimpanzee were found to be disk-like in shape as revealed by tilt analysis. In both primates, presynaptic dendrites, postsynaptic F-profiles and exclusively presynaptic F-profiles cannot be distinguished on the basis of vesicle morphology. This lends support to the notion that F-profiles originate from one type of neuron. Modifications of the basic disk shape are interpreted as manifestations of different stages in the life cycle of individual vesicles.Keywords
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