Abstract
The proximal portion of the Purkinje cell axon in normal cerebellum was investigated using the Golgi-Cox method. The axon emerging from the axon hillock tapered as it proceeded distally along the initial segment. The most distal portion of the initial segment was the narrowest (about 1 μm). Then the axon became thicker again in the probable myelinated portion. The length of the axon hillock plus the initial segment ranged from 21 μm to 52 μm, 35±6 μm on average ±SD. The axon arose from any site of the soma and the primary dendrite of the Purkinje cell. Almost half of the axons emanated from a lateral surface of the soma. The dendritic arbores of the Purkinje cell with a torpedo were atrophic.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 191-195 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Acta neuropathologica |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1985 |
Keywords
- Golgi method
- Initial segment
- Purkinje cell axon
- Somatic spine
- Torpedo
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Clinical Neurology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience