Visualization of stimulated nerve endings by preferential calcium accumulation of mitochondria.

The Journal of cell biology ·Vol. 69 ·No. 2 ·1976-05-00 ·Pages 513-7

Parducz A, Joó F

Abstract

Calcium was detected by X-ray microanalysis in the mitochondria of electrically stimulated nerve endings. The phenomenon described here offers a simple means for identifying the stimulated nerve endings in the electron microscope and appears to be a promising new method for following spontaneous and drug-stimulated translocation of calcium in relation to the regulation of neurotransmitter release.

MeSH Terms

Animals Calcium/analysis Cats Cytological Techniques Dendrites/ultrastructure Electric Stimulation Ganglia, Autonomic/ultrastructure Mitochondria/analysis,ultrastructure Nerve Endings/ultrastructure Schwann Cells/ultrastructure Synapses/ultrastructure

Chemicals

Calcium

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Parducz A

Joó F

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Article Info

Journal

The Journal of cell biology

Abbr.

J Cell Biol

ISSN

0021-9525

DOI

10.1083/jcb.69.2.513

Published

1976-05-00

Pages

513-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0375356

PMCID

PMC2109685

Subset

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