title: Immunocytochemical detection of protein p38 in human dental pulp.
abstract: The occurrence and distribution of protein p38 (synaptophysin) were investigated by immunofluorescence. Immunoreactivity for protein p38-like antigen was detected within axons of radicular nerve trunks entering the tooth and within nerve terminals close to blood vessels. Immunoreactive structures were also observed in the para-odontoblastic region. It is proposed that protein p38, translocated within small synaptic vesicles from neuronal perikarya along the axons, may be a reliable marker for detection of nerve endings in human tooth.
authors: Istituto di Istologia ed Embriologia, Università di Pavia, Italy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Casasco
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Calligaro
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Casasco
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Menghini
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Marchetti
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Poggi
authors: D R
authors: DR
authors: Springall
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Polak
mesh_terms: D001369:Axons / Q000737:chemistry; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D009411:Nerve Endings / Q000737:chemistry; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000737:chemistry; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D016708:Synaptophysin
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D016708:Synaptophysin