Elephant dental pulp tissue: where are the nerves?
Dental pulp tissue from three elephants was examined histologically with hematoxylin and eosin and s-100 protein stains. In all specimens, normal pulp was found with the exception that no nerve fibers (myelinated or non-myelinated) were demonstrable in any of the numerous sections prepared.
Fagan
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Colyer Institute, San Diego, CA 92196-0118, USA.
Benirschke
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Simon
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JH
Roocroft
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D000818:Animals; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation*; D004606:Elephants / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male