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2009 ; 50
(12
): 5697-706
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Ultrastructural and molecular biologic comparison of classic proprioceptors and
palisade endings in sheep extraocular muscles
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Rungaldier S
; Heiligenbrunner S
; Mayer R
; Hanefl-Krivanek C
; Lipowec M
; Streicher J
; Blumer R
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
2009[Dec]; 50
(12
): 5697-706
PMID19553627
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PURPOSE: To analyze and compare the structural and molecular features of classic
proprioceptors like muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs (GTOs) and putative
proprioceptors (palisade endings) in sheep extraocular muscle (EOMs). METHODS:
The EOMs of four sheep were analyzed. Frozen sections or wholemount preparations
of the samples were immunohistochemically labeled and analyzed by confocal laser
scanning microscopy. Triple labeling with different combinations of antibodies
against neurofilament, synaptophysin, and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), as
well as alpha-bungarotoxin and phalloidin, was performed. Microscopic anatomy of
the nerve end organs was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS:
The microscopic anatomy demonstrated that muscle spindles and GTOs had a
perineural capsule and palisade endings a connective tissue capsule. Sensory
nerve terminals in muscle spindles and GTOs contained only a few vesicles,
whereas palisade nerve terminals were full of clear vesicles. Likewise, motor
terminals in the muscle spindles' polar regions were full of clear vesicles.
Immunohistochemistry showed that sensory nerve fibers as well as their sensory
nerve terminals in muscle spindles and GTOs were ChAT-negative. Palisade endings
were supplied by ChAT-positive nerve fibers, and the palisade complexes including
palisade nerve terminals were also ChAT-immunoreactive. Motor terminals in muscle
spindles were ChAT and alpha-bungarotoxin positive. CONCLUSIONS: The present
study demonstrated in sheep EOMs that palisade endings are innervated by
cholinergic axons exhibiting characteristics typical of motoneurons, whereas
muscle spindles (except the polar regions) and GTOs are supplied by
noncholinergic axons. These results raise the question of whether palisade
endings are candidates for proprioceptors in EOMs.