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Development, Vol 100, Issue 1 31-41, Copyright © 1987 by Company of Biologists

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Spinal neurite reabsorption and regrowth in vitro depend on the polarity of an applied electric field

CD McCaig
Department of Physiology, University Medical School, Edinburgh, UK.

Retraction and regrowth of frog neural tube neurites have been studied in vitro in control cultures and in the presence of a small, continuously applied electrical field. In control cultures, some degree of retraction was seen in 39% of neurites while 7% were reabsorbed completely. Reabsorption of anodal-facing neurites was at least twice as common, with 67% showing some retraction and 17% almost totally reabsorbed. Cathodal-facing neurites were spared from retraction. Following extreme reabsorption of anodal-facing neurites, reversal of the electric field promoted regeneration in 47% (9/19) of cases studied. growth cone morphology also was determined by the polarity of the applied field. Anodal-facing growth cones had fewer filopodia than cathodal-facing growth cones sharing the same cell body. Field reversal induced a polarity-specific change in filopodia number on individual growth cones: a shift from anodal to cathodal increased filopodia numbers and vice versa. Some possible mechanisms involved and the significance of these results are discussed.


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