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Scanning electron microscopic study of the neuromuscular junction of dystrophic mice. 1988

C Labrecque, and J P Tremblay, and M A Fahim

Department of Anatomy, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.

The structure of the end-plate regions of normal and dystrophic 3-month-old mice were studied by scanning electron microscopy after the presynaptic terminals were removed by hydrochloric acid treatment. Quantitative analysis revealed that the end-plate area correlated positively with the muscle fiber diameter in both the normal and dystrophic animals. However, the motor end-plate area was significantly smaller in the dystrophic mice. The total length of the primary cleft of an end-plate correlated positively with the end-plate area and with the muscle fiber diameter in both normal and dystrophic mice. However, the total length of the primary cleft of an end-plate was significantly shorter in dystrophic mice, especially in large-diameter muscle fibers. Finally, the end-plate of dystrophic mice was characterized by shorter primary clefts with less branching points. These changes of several morphometric characteristics of the postsynaptic membrane suggest that the functional denervation of the mouse dystrophic neuromuscular junction has a postsynaptic origin.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008810	Mice, Inbred C57BL	One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases.	Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D008855	Microscopy, Electron, Scanning	Microscopy in which the object is examined directly by an electron beam scanning the specimen point-by-point. The image is constructed by detecting the products of specimen interactions that are projected above the plane of the sample, such as backscattered electrons. Although SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY also scans the specimen point by point with the electron beam, the image is constructed by detecting the electrons, or their interaction products that are transmitted through the sample plane, so that is a form of TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.	Scanning Electron Microscopy,Electron Scanning Microscopy,Electron Microscopies, Scanning,Electron Microscopy, Scanning,Electron Scanning Microscopies,Microscopies, Electron Scanning,Microscopies, Scanning Electron,Microscopy, Electron Scanning,Microscopy, Scanning Electron,Scanning Electron Microscopies,Scanning Microscopies, Electron,Scanning Microscopy, Electron
D009137	Muscular Dystrophy, Animal	MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY that occurs in VERTEBRATE animals.	Animal Muscular Dystrophies,Animal Muscular Dystrophy,Dystrophies, Animal Muscular,Dystrophy, Animal Muscular,Muscular Dystrophies, Animal
D009469	Neuromuscular Junction	The synapse between a neuron and a muscle.	Myoneural Junction,Nerve-Muscle Preparation,Junction, Myoneural,Junction, Neuromuscular,Junctions, Myoneural,Junctions, Neuromuscular,Myoneural Junctions,Nerve Muscle Preparation,Nerve-Muscle Preparations,Neuromuscular Junctions,Preparation, Nerve-Muscle,Preparations, Nerve-Muscle
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D051379	Mice	The common name for the genus Mus.	Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus

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