A further study of the fine structure and membrane properties of neuroglia in the optic nerve of Necturus.

Journal of Neurobiology
H BrachoR K Orkand

Abstract

The optic nerve of Necturus maculosus consists of a homogeneous population of astroglia and bundles of unmyelinated axons. The glial cell processes ramify within the nerve roughly delineating fascicles of axons and come together at the periphery to form a complete external limiting membrane interrupted only by narrow clefts between adjacent processes. They are frequently "attached" to one another, forming specialized junctions. Blood vessels are entirely outside the nerve which is surrounded by a basal lamina. The temperature dependence of the glial membrane potential is accurately predicted by the Nernst relation. The membrane potential is unaffected by changes in Cl, Na, Li, and guanidinium which are apparently impermeant. The permeability of the glial membrane to other cations is in the sequence Tl greater than K greater than Rb greater than Cs greater than NH4. This suggests that the chemical nature of the site of potassium permeability in glial cells is similar to that in the neuron.

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