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  • Title: Effect of axotomy on perineuronal glial cells in the hypoglossal and dorsal motor vagal nuclei of the cat.
    Author: Cova JL, Aldskogius H.
    Journal: Exp Neurol; 1986 Sep; 93(3):662-7. PubMed ID: 3743712.
    Abstract:
    An approximate twofold increase in microglial cell densities occurred in the hypoglossal and dorsal motor vagal nuclei of the cat after transection of their respective nerves. The densities of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes were unaffected. A significant loss of neurons was demonstrated in both nuclei. These findings indicate that a perineuronal microglial cell reaction occurs in craniomotor nuclei of the cat following nerve transection, but to a considerably lesser extent than in rats and rabbits. We suggest that the different glial response after nerve transection compared with nerve crush in the cat may be related to differences in the degree of axotomy-induced neuronal degeneration.
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