Spinal cord development in anuran larvae: I. Primary and secondary neurons

The Journal of Comparative Neurology
C J Forehand, P B Farel

Abstract

The spinal cord of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tadpole contains primary neurons, born during embryonic stages, and secondary neurons born for the most part during larval stages. Electrophysiological and anatomical characteristics of these two categories of neurons were examined during larval development to trace the development of secondary neurons and to determine whether primary neurons persist into adult life or are replaced by secondary neurons. Five classes of primary neuron were identified on the basis of their distinctive locations, morphologies, cytoplasmic melanin content, and presence at the earliest larval stages examined: primary motoneurons, Rohon-Beard cells, commissural cells, dorsal marginal cells, and anterolateral marginal cells. Secondary neurons of the lateral motor column and dorsal root ganglia underwent extensive developmental changes during larval life manifested both in anatomical studies with horseradish peroxidase and electrophysiological experiments on the isolated spinal cord. Primary motoneurons that innervate the tadpole tail were not found in the adult, although those innervating thoracic musculature persisted, as did at least some primary neurons projecting to other spinal segments or brains...Continue Reading

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