Effect of denervation on the neuron-specific enolase immunoreactivity of Merkel cells in the taste organs of the frog.
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.
Toyoshima
K
K
Department of Oral Anatomy, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Honda
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Hirakawa
T
T
Shimamura
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A
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
D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase