title: The origin of sensory nerve fibers that innervate the submandibular salivary gland in the rat.
abstract: The origin of sensory nerves that innervate the submandibular salivary gland was investigated in the rat. After application of wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase to the cut endings of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve branches at the hilus of the gland, labeled cells were mainly found in the dorsal root ganglia and the trigeminal ganglion, respectively. The labeled neurons in these ganglia were of various sizes compared to unlabeled neurons, suggesting that the sensory nerves of the gland conduct various modalities of sensory information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8525, Japan.
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobashi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Motoi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobashi
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Funahashi
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mitoh
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matsuo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000166:cytology*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000166:cytology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000294:innervation*; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000166:cytology*