title: Distribution of galanin-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the rat nasal mucosa.
abstract: Galanin-like immunoreactivity was found in nerve fibers beneath and within the epithelium of the rat mucosa by the use of immunohistochemical techniques. Immunoreactive fibers were also noted close to blood vessels and seromucous glands in the lamina propria. Fast blue applied to the nasal mucosa underwent retrograde transport to some immunoreactive neurons of the trigeminal ganglion. Thus, the rat nasal mucosa was shown to be innervated by galanin-containing sensory nerves.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Anatomy, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019004:Galanin; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry / Q000294:innervation*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000032:analysis*; D010455:Peptides / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D010455:Peptides; D019004:Galanin