TY - JOUR
T1 - Preganglionic innervation of the adrenal gland of the rat
T2 - A study using horseradish peroxidase
AU - Schramm, Lawrence P.
AU - Adair, J. Randle
AU - Stribling, Judith M.
AU - Gray, Louis P.
N1 - Funding Information:
1 We re indebted to Mr. Drew Carlson and Ms. Lori Karan for their assistance in the experiments and to Ms. Evelyn McCann for preparation of the manuscript. This research was supported by NIH grant HL16315 and Institutional Research Support from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Adair’s personal support cams from the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus.
PY - 1975/11
Y1 - 1975/11
N2 - Adrenal medullae of 15-day-old and adult rats were injected with a solution of horseradish peroxidase. Preganglionic neurons in the 15-day-old rats were readily identified in the intermediate zone of the spinal cord after staining with diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride; horseradish peroxidase uptake could not be demonstrated in the adult rats. Adrenal preganglionic neurons were distributed between spinal segments T1 and L1. Approximately 50% of the neurons were located within segments T7 to T10. Only slight differences were observed between the distributions of neurons projecting to the right and left adrenal. The maximum velocity of transport of horseradish peroxidase was calculated to be approximately 4 mm/hr. Horseradish peroxidase filled neurons so that it was possible to observe the major orientation of perikarya and dendrites. The perikarya and dendrites exhibited a predominately transverse orientation.
AB - Adrenal medullae of 15-day-old and adult rats were injected with a solution of horseradish peroxidase. Preganglionic neurons in the 15-day-old rats were readily identified in the intermediate zone of the spinal cord after staining with diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride; horseradish peroxidase uptake could not be demonstrated in the adult rats. Adrenal preganglionic neurons were distributed between spinal segments T1 and L1. Approximately 50% of the neurons were located within segments T7 to T10. Only slight differences were observed between the distributions of neurons projecting to the right and left adrenal. The maximum velocity of transport of horseradish peroxidase was calculated to be approximately 4 mm/hr. Horseradish peroxidase filled neurons so that it was possible to observe the major orientation of perikarya and dendrites. The perikarya and dendrites exhibited a predominately transverse orientation.
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U2 - 10.1016/0014-4886(75)90107-7
DO - 10.1016/0014-4886(75)90107-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 53160
AN - SCOPUS:0016708306
SN - 0014-4886
VL - 49
SP - 540
EP - 553
JO - Experimental Neurology
JF - Experimental Neurology
IS - 2
ER -