Synapses Between Neurons Regenerate Accurately After Destruction of Ensheathing Glial Cells in the Leech
- 5 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 215 (4537) , 1260-1262
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7058345
Abstract
Individual glial cells that ensheathe axons in the central nervous system of the leech were destroyed by intracellular injection of protease. The axons were then severed, and regeneration by particular neurons was studied physiologically and morphologically. Although certain axons sprouted more in the absence of the glial cell, functional synapses were accurately regenerated with normal frequency.Keywords
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