title: Co-existence of calcium-binding proteins in neurons of the medullary dorsal horn of the rat.
abstract: Double immunofluorescence histochemistry for calcium-binding proteins was performed in the caudal subnucleus of the rat spinal trigeminal nucleus; for calbindin D28k (CB) and calretinin (CR), for CB and parvalbumin (PV), and for CB and CR. CB-immunoreactive (-ir) neurons were seen 1.7 times more frequently than CR-ir neurons and 5.5 times more frequently than PV-ir neurons. About 70-90% of these neurons were distributed in substantia gelatinosa. Co-existence of CB and CR was indicated in 2.3% of CB-ir and 3.9% of CR-ir neurons. Co-existence of CB and PV was indicated in 1.0% of CB-ir and 5.5% of PV-ir neurons. Co-existence of CR and PV was indicated in 1.4% of CR-ir and 5.1% of PV-ir neurons. In these doubly immunostained neurons, 59.5-69.5% were observed in substantia gelatinosa, 5.9-17.8% in the marginal zone, and 12.7-31.0% in the magnocellular part.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Y Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: S X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mizuno
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064092:Calbindin 1; D064032:Calbindin 2; D064026:Calbindins; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002452:Cell Count; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010320:Parvalbumins / Q000378:metabolism; D020671:Posterior Horn Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000378:metabolism; D014275:Trigeminal Caudal Nucleus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C576500:Calb1 protein, rat; C576512:Calb2 protein, rat; D064092:Calbindin 1; D064032:Calbindin 2; D064026:Calbindins; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D010320:Parvalbumins; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G