Mizutani T, Satoh J, Morimatsu Y
Department of Clinical Neuropathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neurosciences, Japan.
Acta Neuropathol. 1987;74(1):9-12. doi: 10.1007/BF00688332.
Axonal polyglucosan bodies in myelinated axons in the ventral posterolateral nucleus of the human thalamus (VPL) are described. These axonal inclusions were distributed exclusively in the dorsolateral part of the caudal VPL, and their arrangement may be associated with fibres originating from the gracile nucleus. They were not observed in patients under age of 50, and appeared to increase in number and size with advancing age. It is suggested that axonal polyglucosan bodies are an ageing phenomenon of the secondary sensory fibres.
本文描述了人类丘脑腹后外侧核（VPL）中髓鞘轴突内的轴突多聚葡萄糖体。这些轴突内含物仅分布于尾侧VPL的背外侧部分，其排列可能与薄束核发出的纤维有关。在50岁以下的患者中未观察到它们，且随着年龄的增长，其数量和大小似乎会增加。提示轴突多聚葡萄糖体是次级感觉纤维的一种老化现象。
