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The influence of age on supraoptic nucleus neurons of the rat: morphometric and morphologic changes
D Crespo1, C Fernández-Viadero, C González
1Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
|March 1, 1992
Abstract:
Neurosecretory neurons (NSNs) of the supraoptic nucleus of 2-year-old rats presented significantly greater nuclear volumes and nuclear perimeters than those of 3-month-old animals. In aged NSNs, membranous bodies (MBs) were observed in the cytoplasm and the cell nucleus. The possible origin and function of these MBs are discussed.