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- Title
Developmental relationships between trigeminal ganglia and trigeminal motoneurons in chick embryos. II. Ganglion axon ingrowth guides motoneuron migration.
- Authors
Moody, Sally A.; Heaton, Marieta B.
- Abstract
In the chick embryo the trigeminal (V) sensory ganglion cells send axons into the metencephalon a few hours before the V motoneurons migrate from the midline to form a lateral nucleus adjacent to the ingrowing sensory axons. This relationship suggests that the ganglion axons may influence the initiation and direction of V motoneuron migration. In the present experiment the development of the ganglion axons was retarded by removing the neural crest anlage of the V ganglion. Subsequently, V ganglion cells which were derived from the ectodermal placode anlage sent axons into the metencephalon up to 2 days later than normal. The lateral migration of the V motoneurons was similarly delayed, commencing only after the central axons from the placodal ganglia penetrated the metencephalon. This study demonstrates that the presence of V ganglion perikarya alone is not sufficient to guide the appropriate migration of V motoneurons. This migration occurs only after the axons from the V sensory ganglion cells have penetrated the brainstem.
- Publication
Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1983, Vol 213, Issue 3, p344
- ISSN
0021-9967
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cne.902130309