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Published on: July 13, 2011
Las neuronas del tracto espinothalamic en la sustancia gelatinosa
Resumen
La sustancia gelatinosa en la médula espinal no es un sistema cerrado. Algunas neuronas se proyectan hacia el tálamo, formando parte del tracto espinothalamico.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La neurociencia es la neurociencia.
- Anatomía de la médula espinal Anatomía de la médula espinal
- La neurobiología es la neurobiología.
Sus antecedentes:
- La sustancia gelatinosa es tradicionalmente vista como un sistema aislado de la médula espinal.
- Se pensaba que las proyecciones neuronales estaban confinadas dentro de la sustancia gelatinosa misma.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar las vías de proyección de las neuronas de la sustancia gelatinosa.
- Para determinar si las neuronas de la sustancia gelatinosa se proyectan fuera de esta región.
Principales métodos:
- Los experimentos se llevaron a cabo en monos.
- Se inyectó la enzima marcadora peroxidasa de rábano picante para rastrear las conexiones neuronales.
Principales resultados:
- La evidencia muestra que algunas neuronas de la sustancia gelatinosa se proyectan hacia el tálamo.
- Estas neuronas proyectantes se identifican como parte del tracto espinotalamico.
- Se identificaron dos tipos de células intrínsecas, las células centrales y las células limitróficas de Cajal, entre estas neuronas proyectantes.
Conclusiones:
- La sustancia gelatinosa no es un sistema cerrado.
- Ciertas neuronas dentro de la sustancia gelatinosa contribuyen a las vías ascendentes del dolor como el tracto espinotalamico.
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