Calretinin-like immunoreactivity in the Ruffini endings, slowly adapting mechanoreceptors, of the periodontal ligament of the rat incisor

Brain Research

Volumn 769, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 183-187

  Ochi, Kanako ^a   Wakisaka, Satoshi ^b   Youn, Suk Hyun ^b   Hanada, Kooji ^a   Maeda, Takeyasu ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calretinin; Mechanoreceptor; Periodontal ligament; Rat; Ruffini ending

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INCISOR; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; INCISOR; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030726140     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00847-0     Document Type: Article

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