The extracellular matrix of rat Pacinian corpuscles: An analysis of its fine structure

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 200, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 615-623

  Dubovy P ^a   Bednarova J ^a  

^a School of Medicine   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cationic dyes; Proteoglycans; Sensory corpuscles; Specialized Schwann cells

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ALCIAN BLUE; ALDEHYDE; CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PROTEOGLYCAN; RUTHENIUM RED; TANNIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PACINI CORPUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ALCIAN BLUE; ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; MALE; PACINIAN CORPUSCLES; PROTEOGLYCANS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RUTHENIUM RED;

ANIMALIA; CALLISTEMON; VIBRIO;

EID: 0032739509     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050309     Document Type: Article

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