Summary
Nervous fibers, often composite, can be found in the connective tissue between the duct muscular fibers, or the gland tubules. They are morphologically similar to the motor trunks fibers. Their satellite cells, containing numerous electron-opaque large inclusions, can be seen round the axons nearly to the nerve endings. Neuromuscular junctions are characterized by the accumulation of small clear vesicles, intermingled with some larger dense-cored vesicles. Axonal swellings, with numerous vesicles of various types, can also be seen along the course of the nerve fibers; their significance is discussed.
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Les fibres nerveuses, souvent composées, qu'on peut trouver dans le tissu conjonctif séparant les fibres musculaires du canal, ou les tubules de la glande, sont très comparables morphologiquement aux fibres des troncs moteurs. Leurs cellules satellites, qui contiennent de grosses inclusions, nombreuses et très denses aux électrons, engainent les axones pratiquement jusqu'au niveau des terminaisons. Les jonctions neuromusculaires sont caractérisées par l'accumulation de petites vésicules claires, accompagnées de quelques vésicules plus grandes et à »coeur« dense. Les axones présentent aussi le long de leur trajet des segments plus ou moins dilatés où existent des vésicules de types très variés, et dont la signification est discutée.
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Ducros, C. Etude ultrastructurale de l'innervation des glandes salivaires postérieures chez Octopus vulgaris . Z.Zellforsch 132, 51–65 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00310296
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