The human trigeminal ganglion: C-kit positive neurons and interstitial cells

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 403-411

  Rusu, M C ^a,b   Pop, F ^a   Hostiuc, S ^c   Dermengiu, D ^a   Lala A I ^a   Ion, D A ^a   Manoiu V S ^d   Mirancea, N ^b  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Romania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LEGAL MEDICINE MINA MINOVICI   (Romania)

^d National Institute for Research and Development of Biological Sciences   (Romania)

Author keywords

CD117; Interstitial Cajal like cells; Neurofilaments; Nociceptive neurons; Spinal ganglion; Telocytes; TEM

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; MONILIFORMIN; STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MAST CELL; NEUROFILAMENT; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SATELLITE CELL; SENSORY GANGLION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80052543681     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: 16180402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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