| Range |
soma at birth 39.6µm: soma in adult 57.6µm: axon at birth 2.4µm: axon in adult 6.7µm µm
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| Organism |
Cat Felis silvestris catus |
| Reference |
Cullheim S, Ulfhake B. Relations between cell body size, axon diameter and axon conduction velocity of triceps surae alpha montoneurons during the postnatal development in the cat. J Comp Neurol. 1979 Dec 15 188(4):679-86. abstract, p.680 right column bottom paragraph & p.681 table 1PubMed ID521509
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| Method |
Abstract:"Triceps surae alpha-motoneurons in cats of different postnatal ages were stained intracellularly with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and studied light microscopically." |
| Comments |
Abstract:"The mean diameter of the cell body grew from 39.6 micrometer at birth to 57.6 micrometer in the adult cat, while the corresponding figures for the intramedullary axon diameters were 2.4 micrometer and 6.7 micrometer." Keywords:neuron,nerve cell,calf,size,width,length |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
112111 |