Axonal Transport and Incorporation of Radioactivity after Injection of N-( exp 3 H)Acetyl-D-Mannosamine into Rat Mesencephalon

摘要

A study has been performed to demonstrate the possibility of incorporation of sialic acid into nerve endings of the rubrospinal tract after antegrade axonal transport. Young adult rats received injections of N-( exp 3 H)acetyl-D-mannosamine into the red nucleus and axonal transport of the tritiated compounds along the axons of afferent and efferent connections of the red nucleus was studied and the transported material was analysed. Light microscopic autoradiography and biochemical methods were used. (Atomindex citation 12:599575)