Presynaptic bodies in outer hair cells of the chinchilla organ of Corti

Jonathan H. Siegel*, William E. Brownell

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Some, but not all synapses of chinchilla outer hair cells with terminals of the spiral afferent nerve fibers have presynaptic bodies which are often surrounded by a halo of synaptic vesicles. The variety of appearance of presynaptic bodies and vesicles may result from the conditions of fixation or may represent differences in functional state.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)188-193
Number of pages6
JournalBrain research
Volume220
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 7 1981

Keywords

  • cochlea
  • hair cells
  • presynaptic bodies
  • synaptic vesicles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience(all)
  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Developmental Biology

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