[The ultrastructural characteristics of the synapses in the rat sensorimotor cortex under the action of different adverse factors].

Ninety six outbred males of albino rats of 10-14 months of age were subjected to modeling experimental cerebro-vascular deficiency and were exposed to low frequency vibration and hypokinesia. Ultrastructural changes in neurons and synapses of sensomotor cortex were studied using electron microscopy. It was found that exposure to all harmful factors led to similar ultrastructural changes in soma of neurons and may be considered as hypoxic changes. Lesions in synaptic system depends on the type of the influence. Thus, permanent cerebro-vascular deficiency resulted in increase in light synapses number. Low frequency vibration was accompanied by appearance of synapses with shortened active zone and synapses with great amount of independent vesicles. Hypokinesia was accompanied by appearance of synapses with prolonged active zone and synapse in astrocyte muffs.