Immunoelectron microscopic study on neuropeptide Y in the periodontal ligament of the incisor following peripheral nerve injury to the inferior alveolar nerve in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 729, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 259-263

  Wakisaka, S ^a   Youn, S H ^a   Maeda, T ^b   Kurisu, K ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunoelectron microscopy; Inferior alveolar nerve; mechanoreceptor; Nerve injury; Neuropeptide Y; Periodontal ligament; Regeneration; Ruffini ending

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030581282     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00570-7     Document Type: Article

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