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  • Title: On the asymmetry of the primary branching of vagal sensory axons: possible role of the supporting tissue.
    Author: Serra M, Alvarez J.
    Journal: J Comp Neurol; 1989 Jun 01; 284(1):108-18. PubMed ID: 2754026.
    Abstract:
    Central and peripheral nonmedullated processes of vagal nodosal neurons of the cat were studied in normal nerves and after regeneration along their anatomical course and along the hypoglossal nerve. Nonmedullated fibers above the ganglion and in the root had comparable sizes (approximately 0.37 micron2) and caliber distribution. Below the ganglion, the cross-sectional area increased to 1.0 micron2. In axons of equal caliber, supranodosal and radicular fibers had similar microtubular densities while infranodosal fibers had two- to threefold that of the former. Regenerated fibers were studied after a recovery period of 6-9 months. Regrown axons were smaller than their parent axons; in turn, these were smaller than normal axons. This holds for central and peripheral nodosal branches, for homologous and heterologous regeneration. Regrown peripheral branches, either along their anatomical pathway or along the hypoglossal nerve, showed no change in microtubular density. Central branches exhibited their characteristic microtubular content when they regenerated along their anatomical course, but when regrowth took place along the hypoglossal nerve, the original low microtubular content of these branches increased to match the high content of peripheral fibers; parent central axons also shifted their microtubular content toward the pattern of peripheral fibers. We propose that the supporting tissue participates in specifying the organization of axonal microtubules.
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