Talk:Pseudounipolar neuron

One dendrite, one axon?

I think it would be better to say that a pseudounipolar sensory neuron has one axon and no dendrites. The axon has a proximal and distal extension. I think it's improper to say that it has a dendrite and an axon, although I acknowledge that this is a semantic issue. I'm not disputing that the function of the distal cytoplasmic extension (whatever its name) is to carry information from the body to the proximal extension, but I do dispute that it is more like a dendrite in any other way. - Richard Cavell (talk) 04:58, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

I checked the references and I find nothing that contradicts what you say. So, please correct the article. Make sure to put references though, so it is clear that it is not your personal opinion. Lova Falk (talk) 09:52, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

I agree. Pseudounipolar sensory neuron has one axon which has splitted into two and it has not dendrite. According the textbook: Principles of neural science. Eric R. Kandel, James Schwartz, and Thomas Jessell. 2000 "The mechanoreceptors that convey touch, pressure, and pain to the spinal cord are variants of bipolar cells called pseudo-unipolar cells. These cells develop initially as bipolar cells; later the two cell processes fuse to form one axon that emerges from the cell body. The axon then splits into two; one branch runs to the periphery (to sensory receptors in the skin, joints, and muscle), the other to the spinal cord" Helran (talk) 17:19, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Picture shouldn't show dendrite-like structures?

Since there seems to be general agreement that there are no dendrites on a pseudo-unipolar neuron, then the drawing of the pseudounipolar neuron really shouldn't show dendrite-like structures at its top, as that could be confusing. I don't know how to download the file to fix it, nor really what should replace the 'dendrites', other than some kind of receptor 'bulb'? And here's another validation, from a Veterinary Science textbook: "Dendrites have tapered shape, are relatively short, and contain large amounts of endoplasmic reticulum. Axons are narrow, do not taper, and have little endoplasmic reticulum." Ch 14, pp 563 Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 4th ed, By Howard E. Evans, Alexander de Lahunta.UnderEducatedGeezer (talk) 03:05, 30 March 2016 (UTC)