The Primary Afferent Neuron

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Sensory Fibers and Related Receptory Structures in the Periphery

   1. Comparative and Functional Aspects of the Histological Organization of Cutaneous Receptors in Vertebrates

      • K. H. Andres, M. v Düring

      Pages 1-17

   2. Sensory Innervation of the Hairless and Hairy Skin in Mammals including Humans

      • Zdenek Halata

      Pages 19-34

   3. Topography and Ultrastructure of Group III and IV Nerve Terminals of the Cat’s Gastrocnemius-Soleus Muscle

      • Monika von Düring, Karl Hermann Andres

      Pages 35-41

   4. Neck Muscle Afferents: The Sensory Innervation of the Sternomastoid Muscle of the Rat

      • Wolfgang Zenker

      Pages 43-50

   5. The Ultrastructure of Mechanoreceptors in the Musculoskeletal System of Mammals

      • Z. Halata, T. Strasmann

      Pages 51-65

   6. Sensory Innervation Patterns of the Origins of the Supinator Muscles in the Rat and the Gray Short-Tailed Opossum in Relation to Function

      • T. Strasmann, J. C. van der Wal, Z. Halata, J. Drukker

      Pages 67-72

   7. The Sensory Terminal Tree of “Free Nerve Endings” in the Articular Capsule of the Knee

      • B. Heppelmann, K. Meßlinger, W. F. Neiss, R. F. Schmidt

      Pages 73-85

   8. Carbonic Anhydrase Activity of Primary Afferent Neurons in Rat: Attempt at Marking Functionally Related Subpopulations

      • M. Szabolcs, M. Kopp, G. Schaden

      Pages 87-91

   9. Afferent Innervation of the Esophagus in Cat and Rat

      • Winfried L. Neuhuber, Nadine Clerc

      Pages 93-107

3. Spinal Ganglion Cells: Development, Interactions with Targets, Neuropeptides

   1. The Development of Primary Sensory Neurons

      • Alun M. Davies

      Pages 109-117

   2. Remodeling of Neuronal Subpopulations in Dorsal Root Ganglion: Role of Chemical Factors and Intercellular Contacts

      • B. Droz, I. Barakat, J. Kazimierczak, E. Philippe, A. Rochat

      Pages 119-125

   3. Neuropeptides in Primary Afferent Neurons

      • Eberhard Weihe

      Pages 127-159

4. Central Terminals of Primary Affarents: Distribution, Ultrastructure, Morpho-Funtional Correlation, Plasticity

   1. On the Organization of Cutaneous and Muscle Nerve Projections in the Rat Lumbar Dorsal Horn

      • C. Molander, G. Grant

      Pages 161-172

   2. Central Projections of Cervical Primary Afferents in the Rat. Some General Anatomical Principles and their Functional Significance

      • Winfried L. Neuhuber, Wolfgang Zenker, Sergei Bankoul

      Pages 173-188

   3. Visceral Afferent Projections to the Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord in Normal and Capsaicin-Treated Rats

      • Winfried L. Neuhuber, Dominique Irminger

      Pages 189-199

   4. Relationship between Functional and Morphological Properties in Single Primary Afferent Neurons

      • S. Mense

      Pages 201-211

   5. Ultrastructure of Primary Afferent Terminals in the Spinal Cord

      • M. Réthelyi

      Pages 213-225

   6. Structural, Functional and Cytochemical Plasticity of Primary Afferent Terminals in the Upper Dorsal Horn

      • Elizabeth Knyihár-Csillik, Bert Csillik

      Pages 227-251

5. Back Matter

   Pages 253-260

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This book is based on contributions presented at the symposion "The Primary Afferent Neuron: A survey oj recent morpho:functional aspects. H held in Zurich on March 24th. 1988 in connection with the 83rd Congregation of the German Anatomical SOCiety. Members of the Anatomical Society as well as non-member researchers were invited to join a circle of specialists to discuss the topiC of primary afferents. In addition. some aspects which had not been dealt with at the Symposion because of shortage of time are represented by invited reviews included in this volume. As sCientific research on the primary afferent neuron is so extensive. it is impossible to take inventory of all the present activities on this subject. This book attempts to provide an overview of various aspects of high actuality and. in particular. shows how morphological research contributes to our present -day concepts of the primary afferent neuron. Although fundamental knowledge on morphology and physiology of the spinal ganglion cell seems to be well established. many questions of the past and the present still await conclusive answers. Thus. many question-marks deter­ mine the conceptual layout of this book (Fig. 1): First. the peripheral sensory field. and. in particular, the peripheral sensory receptors are discussed.

• mammals
• muscle
• neurons
• neuropeptides
• peptides
• physiology
• receptor
• spinal cord

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Based on the proceedings of a symposium (on title) held in Zurich during March 1988 in conjunction with the 83rd Congregation of the German Anatomical Society. The papers are divided into three sections. The first discusses the peripheral sensory receptors, the second the spinal ganglion cells, and the third the central terminals of primary afferents.
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• Institute of Anatomy, University of Zurich-Irchel, Zurich, Switzerland

  Wolfgang Zenker, Winfried L. Neuhuber

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