title: Peptidergic innervation of the temporomandibular disk in the rat.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Oral Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wakisaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akai
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D009479:Neuropeptides; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide