Motoneuron reinnervation of phasic uropod muscles in crayfish. 1995

H J Lee, and C H Page
Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA.

Motoneuron reinnervation of the lateral abductor and adductor muscles in the exopodite of the crayfish uropod was obtained by cross-tying the cut proximal ends of one set of uropod nerve roots to the cut distal ends of their contralateral homologues. In normal (nonsurgically treated) animals the abductor was innervated by two excitatory motoneurons and an inhibitor while two excitors innervated the adductor. For each muscle one of the excitors produced large excitatory junction potentials (EJPs) while the other evoked small EJPs. When stimulated repetitively only the smaller EJP in the adductor generated a facilitating response. Within less than 10 weeks postsurgery the muscles were each reinnervated by two excitatory motoneurons. While the abductor motoneurons generated synaptic potentials with similar amplitudes and time courses to those of normal animals, they differed from those in normal animals in that they facilitated when stimulated repetitively. In contrast to the large and small EJPs evoked in the normal animal, the two motoneurons that reinnervated the adductor muscle elicited similar amplitude EJPs, neither of which facilitated in response to repetitive stimulation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009046 Motor Neurons Neurons which activate MUSCLE CELLS. Neurons, Motor,Alpha Motorneurons,Motoneurons,Motor Neurons, Alpha,Neurons, Alpha Motor,Alpha Motor Neuron,Alpha Motor Neurons,Alpha Motorneuron,Motoneuron,Motor Neuron,Motor Neuron, Alpha,Motorneuron, Alpha,Motorneurons, Alpha,Neuron, Alpha Motor,Neuron, Motor
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D009416 Nerve Regeneration Renewal or physiological repair of damaged nerve tissue. Nerve Tissue Regeneration,Nervous Tissue Regeneration,Neural Tissue Regeneration,Nerve Tissue Regenerations,Nervous Tissue Regenerations,Neural Tissue Regenerations,Regeneration, Nerve,Regeneration, Nerve Tissue,Regeneration, Nervous Tissue,Regeneration, Neural Tissue,Tissue Regeneration, Nerve,Tissue Regeneration, Nervous,Tissue Regeneration, Neural
D003400 Astacoidea A superfamily of various freshwater CRUSTACEA, in the infraorder Astacidea, comprising the crayfish. Common genera include Astacus and Procambarus. Crayfish resemble lobsters, but are usually much smaller. Astacus,Crayfish,Procambarus,Astacoideas,Crayfishs
D004576 Electromyography Recording of the changes in electric potential of muscle by means of surface or needle electrodes. Electromyogram,Surface Electromyography,Electromyograms,Electromyographies,Electromyographies, Surface,Electromyography, Surface,Surface Electromyographies
D005260 Female Females
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

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