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The accessory hyperstriatum of the domestic fowl

An electron microscopic study

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The accessory hyperstriatum of normal domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) was fixed with aldehydes followed by osmication and studied by electron microscopy. The relationships among neurons, neuroglia, and their processes is reported. Large and smaller neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendroglia are identified and their fine structure described. Most axonal endings contain spheroidal presynaptic vesicles, but a few terminals with flattened vesicles also are seen. Symmetrical and asymmetrical synaptic specializations of axon terminals are observed.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, The University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

    Norma Jean Adamo

  2. Department of Anatomy, Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, 70112, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Norma Jean Adamo

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Adamo, N.J. The accessory hyperstriatum of the domestic fowl. Z. Zellforsch. 115, 327–334 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00324935

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