
doi: 10.1007/bf00335459
pmid: 4097094
The neuromuscular junctions in the crayfish heart were studied with the electron microscope and were classified into two types based on the characteristics of the post-synaptic side. Type I junction was characterized by a mazy post-synaptic apparatus which has been referred to in this work as the junctional envelope, consisting of the cytoplasmic processes and/or lamellae of the muscle cell. Type II junction on the other hand, lacked the junctional envelope. The nerve terminals in both Type I and Type II junctions contained two types of synaptic vesicles: large granular and small agranular vesicles, which were about 1000 A and 450 A in diameter respectively. The physiological significance of these neuromuscular junctions and the nature of their synaptic vesicles are discussed.
Cytoplasm, Microscopy, Electron, Staining and Labeling, Crustacea, Myocardium, Neuromuscular Junction, Animals, Heart, Cytoplasmic Granules, Tartrates
Cytoplasm, Microscopy, Electron, Staining and Labeling, Crustacea, Myocardium, Neuromuscular Junction, Animals, Heart, Cytoplasmic Granules, Tartrates
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