ULTRASTRUCTURE OF LEWY BODIES IN STELLATE GANGLION
ULTRASTRUCTURE OF LEWY BODIES IN STELLATE GANGLION
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00688674
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发表时间:
1976-01-01
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
NORVILLE, RL
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作者:
FORNO, LS;NORVILLE, RL
The Lewy body, a characteristic nerve cell inclusion in idiopathic parkinsonism, was examined by EM in the stellate ganglion, obtained from 9 patients at autopsy. Three main forms of Lewy bodies or Lewy body-related structures were demonstrated: rare filamentous Lewy bodies, similar to Lewy bodies in the CNS; granular Lewy bodies in nerve cell processes; abnormal nerve cell processes, filled with heterogenous material. Large dense core vesicles were prominent in the last 2 forms. None of these abnormalities were found in 2 control groups consisting of 9 parkinsonism cases without CNS Lewy bodies, and 17 cases without parkinsonism. The filamentous Lewy body was found in the perikaryon and was surrounded by neuromelanin, whereas the other forms were seen in nerve cell processes. Mitochondrial inclusions, present mainly, but not exclusively, in neuromelanin-containing cells, were not related to Lewy body formation or to parkinsonism.