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Motoneurons of the flight power muscles of the blowfly Calliphora erythrocephala: Structures and mutual dye coupling

Journal of Comparative Neurology, ISSN: 0021-9967, Vol: 500, Issue: 3, Page: 448-464
2007
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The morphologies of the motoneurons of the dorsolongitudinal and the three dorsoventral flight power muscles (DLM, DVM 1-3) of Calliphora were investigated by means of cobalt backfills and intracellular biocytin stainings. The DLM is innervated by four prothoracic motoneurons supplying the four ventral muscle fibers and one mesothoracic motoneuron supplying the two dorsal fibers. The three fibers of the DVM 1 and the two fibers of the DVM 2 are innervated by five mesothoracic motoneurons, whereas the two fibers of the DVM 3 are innervated by two prothoracic motoneurons. In general, the motoneurons of each muscle have a common ventral soma cluster located in a characteristic position on the ipsilateral side of the thoracic ganglion, show similar dendritic arborizations in the mesothoracic wing neuropil, and have the same axon pathway. Only the soma of the common motoneuron of two dorsal fibers of the DLM is situated dorsally in the contralateral hemiganglion. The motoneurons of each muscle were found to be strongly dye coupled with each other, indicating that they are connected by gap junctions. In addition, the motoneurons of each muscle establish characteristic coupling patterns with the motoneurons of the other flight power muscles on both sides of the thorax and with two bilateral groups of local mesothoracic interneurons. The revealed coupling patterns are assumed to be of major relevance for the generation the characteristic, rhythmic flight activity of the motoneurons described in previous studies. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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