Ultrastructural evidence of nerve and oxytalan fibre associations in the endoneurium of human periodontal ligament.
Human periodontal ligament from premolars contained numerous fibres of the oxytalan meshwork system affiliated with unmyelinated endoneurium and myelinated nerves in the endoneurium. These fibres consisted of bundles of microfibrils and were present within 0.5 mu of Schwann cells and their unmyelinated axons. This ultrastructural association has not been previously demonstrated.
D000293:Adolescent; D001641:Bicuspid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000294:innervation / Q000648:ultrastructure*