title: Immunohistochemical study of the sensory formations in the glabrous skin of the rat.
abstract: The presence of some cytoskeletal proteins related to the intermediate filaments glial fibrillary acidic protein -GFAP and vimentin) and S-100 protein has been investigated in sensory formations of the glabrous skin of the rat. A positive reaction both for S-100 protein and vimentin was found in the inner core and related cells of glomerular and simple sensory corpuscles; in contrast, no positive reaction was shown for GFAP. The authors discuss these results on the basis of the glial origin of the inner core and related cells in sensory formations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology and Cellular Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malinovsky
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: del Valle
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dubový
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perez-Casas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin