Quantitative ultrastructural analysis of the neurofilament 200-positive axons in the rat dental pulp

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1638-1642

  Paik, Sang Kyoo ^a   Lee, Dae Seop ^a   Kim, Jae Young ^a   Bae, Jin Young ^a   Cho, Yi Sul ^a   Ahn, Dong Kuk ^a   Yoshida, Atsushi ^b   Bae, Yong Chul ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dental pulp; intradental course; myelinated axon; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN H;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE FIBER; NONMYELINATED NERVE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOOTH PULP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENTAL PULP; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 77956949924     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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