. General physiology; an outline of the science of life. THE MECHANISM OF LIFE 585 of centrifugal nerves those of the motor nerves in cross-striated muscles are most characteristic. Here the transition of the nerve- hbre into the muscle-substance is mediated by a specially differ- entiated end-organ, the motor end-plate, a flat or branched extension ol the axis-cylinder in the sarcoplasm. The latter, which in this place IS very granular and is characterised by many nuclei, is covered by the sarcolemma of the muscle-fibre : the sarcolemma here passes over directly into the neurilemma of the ner


. General physiology; an outline of the science of life. THE MECHANISM OF LIFE 585 of centrifugal nerves those of the motor nerves in cross-striated muscles are most characteristic. Here the transition of the nerve- hbre into the muscle-substance is mediated by a specially differ- entiated end-organ, the motor end-plate, a flat or branched extension ol the axis-cylinder in the sarcoplasm. The latter, which in this place IS very granular and is characterised by many nuclei, is covered by the sarcolemma of the muscle-fibre : the sarcolemma here passes over directly into the neurilemma of the nerve (Fig. !l "^' ^^^ manner of ending of the centrifugal nerves in other organs, such as smooth muscle-cells, gland-cells, photo-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Verworn, Max, 1863-1921; Lee, Frederic S. (Frederic Schiller), 1859-1939. London, Macmillan and co. , limited; New York, The Macmillan company


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