The Primary Afferent Neuron

A Survey of Recent Morpho-Functional Aspects
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1990
ISBN: 978-1-4612-7875-7
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 482 g

This book is based on contributions presented at the symposion "The Primary Afferent Neuron: A survey oj recent morpho:functional aspects. H held in Zurich on March 24th. 1988 in connection with the 83rd Congregation of the German Anatomical SOCiety. Members of the Anatomical Society as well as non-member researchers were invited to join a circle of specialists to discuss the topiC of primary afferents. In addition. some aspects which had not been dealt with at the Symposion because of shortage of time are represented by invited reviews included in this volume. As sCientific research on the primary afferent neuron is so extensive. it is impossible to take inventory of all the present activities on this subject. This book attempts to provide an overview of various aspects of high actuality and. in particular. shows how morphological research contributes to our present -day concepts of the primary afferent neuron. Although fundamental knowledge on morphology and physiology of the spinal ganglion cell seems to be well established. many questions of the past and the present still await conclusive answers. Thus. many question-marks deter­ mine the conceptual layout of this book (Fig. 1): First. the peripheral sensory field. and. in particular, the peripheral sensory receptors are discussed.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neuhuber, Winfried L.

Zenker, Wolfgang

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Sensory Fibers and Related Receptory Structures in the Periphery.- 1 Comparative and functional aspects of the histological organization of cutaneous receptors in vertebrates.- 2 Sensory innervation of the hairless and hairy skin in mammals including humans.- 3 Topography and ultrastructure of group III and IV nerve terminals of the cat’s gastrocnemius-soleus muscle.- 4 Neck muscle afferents: the sensory innervation of the sternomastoid muscle of the rat.- 5 The ultrastructure of mechanoreceptors in the musculoskeletal system of mammals.- 6 Sensory innervation patterns of the origins of the supinator muscles in the rat and the gray short-tailed opossum in relation to function.- 7 The sensory terminal tree of “free nerve endings” in the articular capsule of the knee.- 8 Carbonic anhydrase activity of primary afferent neurons in rat: attempt at marking functionally related subpopulations.- 9 Afferent innervation of the esophagus in cat and rat.- II Spinal Ganglion Cells: Development, Interactions with Targets, Neuropeptides.- 10 The development of primary sensory neurons.- 11 Remodeling of neuronal subpopulations in dorsal root ganglion: role of chemical factors and intercellular contacts.- 12 Neuropeptides in primary afferent neurons.- III Central Terminals of Primary Afferents: Distribution, Ultrastructure, Morpho-Functional Correlation, Plasticity.- 13 On the organization of cutaneous and muscle nerve projections in the rat lumbar dorsal horn.- 14 Central projections of cervical primary afferents in the rat: some general anatomical principles and their functional significance.- 15 Visceral afferent projections to the thoracolumbar spinal cord in normal and capsaicin-treated rats.- 16 Relationship between functional and morphological properties in single primary afferent neurons.- 17 Ultrastructure of primary afferent terminals in the spinal cord.- 18 Structural, functional and cytochemical plasticity of primary afferent terminals in the upper dorsal horn.- Contributors.