Peptidergic innervation of the temporomandibular disk in the rat.
The peptidergic innervation of the temporomandibular disk was investigated in the postnatal young rat by using an indirect immunofluorescence method. Calcitonin gene-related peptide-containing nerve fibers were located around the blood vessels and terminated as free nerve endings in the disk. These nerve fibers may be of a sensory nature.
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First Department of Oral Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Osaka University, Japan.
Wakisaka
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Matsuo
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Akai
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D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D009411:Nerve Endings / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000032:analysis; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000294:innervation*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000032:analysis
D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D009479:Neuropeptides; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide