title: Effect of denervation on the neuron-specific enolase immunoreactivity of Merkel cells in the taste organs of the frog.
abstract: The changes in neuron-specific enolase (NSE) immunoreactivity of Merkel cells in the frog taste organ were investigated up to 5 months after resection of the glossopharyngeal nerve. Even at 5 months after denervation, the denervated Merkel cells exhibited an immunoreaction with NSE antiserum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Anatomy, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toyoshima
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirakawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003714:Denervation; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D011898:Ranidae / Q000378:metabolism*; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology; D014059:Tongue / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000294:innervation
chemical_list: D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase