title: Identification of neuron subpopulations in the rat vestibular ganglion by calbindin-D 28K, calretinin and neurofilament proteins immunoreactivity.
abstract: Immunocytochemical and morphometric analyses were combined to demonstrate the presence of neuron subpopulations in the rat vestibular ganglion. Monoclonal antibodies reacting with neurofilament proteins (NF), calbindin-D 28K (CaBP) and calretinin (CaR) were used. Three subpopulations were identified: (1) CaBP- and CaR-positive neurons were the largest neurons (16%) and they were also highly NF-immunoreactive; (2) exclusively NF-positive neurons; (3) unlabelled neurons, representing about two-thirds of the population.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U 254, Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie Sensorielle, USTL, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demêmes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Atger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grill
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Winsky
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Dechesne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D064032:Calbindin 2; D064026:Calbindins; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D051381:Rats; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000032:analysis*; D014725:Vestibular Nerve / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; C576512:Calb2 protein, rat; D064032:Calbindin 2; D064026:Calbindins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G