[Selective histochemical identification of neuronal cell populations using fucose-specific lectins]

We studied lectin histochemical properties of structures of caudal ganglia of the vagus nerve and ganglion of the trigeminal nerve in white rats using fucose-specific conjugates to peroxidase. Morphological samples were processed on a computer video analyzer. Metrical and optical indices of the afferent neurons were analyzed. The obtained data demonstrate different topography of glycoconjugates in the afferent ganglia. Application of recent image processing techniques allows revealing neuron populations in afferent ganglia of rats undetectable by standard morphological techniques.