Abstract
I MAY remark, in reference to Mr. Kenyon's letter, that my object in sending the communication on p. 101 was not to criticise Ramon y Cajal's conclusion that no cells of the nervous system ever anastomose, which I have no doubt is, as a rule, correct, but simply to place on record a rare exception, the only one that I have found in several hundred sections, prepared either by the chrom-osmium silver or mercurial methods, of the nervous system of the lower vertebrata. There is a slight misunderstanding on Mr. Kenyon's part, due, probably, to the way I put it. The two cells to which I referred were not joined by the extremity of each dendrite, but by the dendrite of one cell joining, after a short course, the body of the other cell, and even projecting into it. I found a case somewhat similar to this some years ago in the Ceratodus, where two cells of the spinal cord were joined by a broad protoplasmic band; but this specimen was treated in the old way, by being stained with some aniline dye.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
SANDERS, A. The Union of Nerve Cells. Nature 55, 248 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/055248e0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/055248e0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.