title: Sensory innervation of human thoracolumbar fascia. An immunohistochemical study.
abstract: We have studied the human thoracolumbar fascia by using antiserum against neurofilament protein (NFP) and S-100 protein to identify sensory nerve fibers and their endings. Seven surgical specimens from 7 patients were studied with light microscopy. In addition to free nerve endings, two types of encapsulated mechanoreceptors (Ruffini's and Vater-Pacini corpuscles) were identified. These findings support the hypothesis that the thoracolumbar fascia may play a neurosensory role in the lumbar spine mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Institute, Ecole Polytechnique, Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Qc, Canada.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yahia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rhalmi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005205:Fascia / Q000294:innervation* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000378:metabolism*; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
chemical_list: D016900:Neurofilament Proteins; D009418:S100 Proteins