Personale docente

Prof. Gazza has prevalently investigated topics dealt in Neuroanatomy. In the field of peripheral nervous system, the study aimed at the definition of the sensitive innervation of popliteus and extensor brevis muscles in the horse, with gold chloride method and silver impregnation. Moreover was studied the femoro-patellar joint in the horse and the sensitive innervation of the patellar and femoro-patellar ligaments and joint capsule. Presence of ganglion cells in the oculomotor nerves in mammals and fish, autonomic and sensitive somatic innervation of the ostrich elbow and knee joints articular capsule, and digital metacarpal and metatarsal pads of the coypu was studied. Afferent and efferent neurons localization to the muscles associated to the male and female genital apparatuses in the swine (retractor penis, retractor clitoridis, bulbospongiosus, ischiocavernosus and cremaster) was defined with fluorescent tracer Fast Blue and Diamidino Yellow. Afferent and efferent neurons localization to bladder urinary trigone was also defined. Neurons innervating male and female genital musculature were studied using immunofluorescence method.