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The number of preganglionic inputs that innervate rabbit ciliary ganglion cells is directly correlated with the number of dendrites arising from each ganglion cell (Purves and Hume, 1981). In general, the innervation of multiply innervated ciliary neurons by individual preganglionic axons is regionally restricted to a portion of the postsynaptic surface that usually includes the cell body and some, but not all, of the dendrites (Forehand and Purves, 1984). These observations suggest that dendrites modulate convergence to each cell by providing relatively separate postsynaptic domains for individual inputs. To examine this possibility further, I have assessed the distribution of synaptic boutons from individually labeled preganglionic axons on ciliary ganglion cells at the ultrastructural level. The results show that at least a third of the dendrites of these neurons are contacted exclusively by synaptic boutons from a single preganglionic axon. However, at least half of the dendrites (and nearly all of the cell bodies) of multiply innervated ganglion cells are innervated by at least 2 different preganglionic axons. Moreover, synapses from 2 different inputs often coexist in close proximity on the postsynaptic surface. Thus, individual preganglionic axons do not require exclusive dominion over a particular part of a postsynaptic cell in order to maintain their connection with the cell. These results suggest that competitive interactions between the inputs to these cells occur between the sets of boutons arising from different inputs, rather than at the level of individual boutons.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Ultrastructural analysis of the distribution of synaptic boutons from labeled preganglionic axons on rabbit ciliary neurons