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Cytology of the granular layer of the bulbar cochlear nuclei
Author(s) -
Sobrino José A.,
Gallego A.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of comparative neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1096-9861
pISSN - 0021-9967
DOI - 10.1002/cne.901450205
Subject(s) - biology , granular layer , granule (geology) , axon , cell type , dorsum , anatomy , golgi apparatus , cytology , neuroscience , cell , cerebellum , paleontology , genetics
The cytology of the granular layer of the cochlear nuclei was studied by aniline and Golgi staining methods. Four types of granule cell are described on the basis of the distribution of their processes and their size. Three types appear to be amacrine cells because they possess no process that has the morphological appearance of an axon. All of these cells are situated in the ventral portion of the granular layer. The granule cells of the fourth type have a distinct axonal process and are situated in the dorsal portion of the granular layer.