Localization of nerve growth factor (NGF) and low‐affinity NGF receptors in touch domes and quantification of NGF mRNA in keratinocytes of adult rats

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 344, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 470-480

  English, Kathleen B ^a   Harper, Sarah ^b   Stayner, Naida ^a   Wang, Zheng‐Ming ^a   Davies, Alun M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Merkel cells; neurotrophins; p75NGFR; type I mechanoreceptors

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SENSORY NERVE; TOUCH;

ANIMAL; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTES; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028242608     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.903440309     Document Type: Article

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