Vol 61, No 2 (2002)
Original article
Published online: 2002-02-22
Morphology, topography and cytoarchitectonics of the pterygopalatine ganglion in Egyptian spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus, Desmarest)
Folia Morphol 2002;61(2):107-110.
Abstract
Using the thiocholine method of Koelle and Friedenwald and histological techniques
the pterygopalatine ganglion in Egyptian spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus,
Desmarest) was studied. The ganglion was found to be a single irregular
cluster of neurocytes, situated on the medial surface of the maxillary nerve. The
ganglion is composed of oval, elliptical and sometimes fusiform ganglionic neurones
in compact arrangement without a thick connective-tissue capsule.
Keywords: parasympathetic gangliapterygopalatine ganglionEgyptian spiny mouse