Localization of met-enkephalin like immunoreactivity in the glabrous skin of the cat rhinarium.
The presence of met-enkephalin like immunoreactivity (MEL IR) was investigated immunohisto-chemically in the glabrous skin of the cat rhinarium using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase Sternberger's method. Neither sensory corpuscles nor nerve bundles show MEL IR. MEL IR was found in the epidermal Merkel cells, as well as in Langerhans cells and/or melanocytes. In dermal papillae the reaction results positive in a number of cells which could be identified as Schwann or pigmentary cells.
Department of Morphology and Cell Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain.
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Vega
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Hernández
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Del Valle
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Dubovy
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Bengoechea
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Pérez-Casas
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine / Q000032:analysis*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009666:Nose; D012867:Skin / Q000032:analysis*
D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine