title: Expression of myelin-associated glycoprotein by small neurons of the dorsal root ganglion in chickens.
abstract: Biochemical and immunocytochemical investigations have shown that myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) is exclusively related to myelin and myelin-forming cells in mammals. In the present study it was found that dorsal root ganglia in young chickens display MAG-immunoreactive material in most small sensory neurons. The presence of MAG at the surface of small sensory neurons raises the question of whether this glycoprotein acts as a cell adhesion molecule in lower vertebrates.
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Omlin
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Matthieu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Philippe
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Roch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Droz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002645:Chickens; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009185:Myelin Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000502:physiology; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein