Lamellar bodies are markers of cholinergic neurons in ferret nucleus basalis
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Neurocytology
- Vol. 18 (1), 95-103
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01188428
Abstract
Lamellar bodies are composed of stacks of closely-packed, ribosome-free cisterns which are in continuity with the rough endoplasmic reticulum. In the ferret nucleus basalis stained for choline acetyltransferase it was shown, by correlating light with electron microscopy, that only the cholinergic cells there possess lamellar bodies. The significance of lamellar bodies in the cholinergic neurons of the nucleus basalis is not known, but these structures may reflect a peculiar aspect of the functioning of the cholinergic cells which will need to be investigated further.Keywords
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