Morphological differences among nerve fiber endings in the rat oral mucosa as revealed by methylene blue staining

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 659-666

  Muller T ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

encapsulated corpuscles; epithelium; innervation; Merkel cell; taste buds

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM; INNERVATION; MERKEL CELL; MICROSCOPY; MOUTH MUCOSA; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; RAT; SOFT PALATE; TASTE BUD;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MERKEL CELLS; METHYLENE BLUE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NERVE ENDINGS; NERVE FIBERS; PALATE, SOFT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TASTE BUDS; TISSUE EMBEDDING; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030018755     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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