Immunocytochemical characterization of pacinian-like corpuscles in the labia minora of prepubertal girls

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 353-358

  Martín Alguacil, Nieves ^a,b   Aardsma, Nathan ^c   Litvin, Yoav ^a   Mayoglou, Lazarus ^d   Dupré, Christophe ^a   Pfaff, Donald W ^a   Schober, Justine M ^a,d  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Innervation; Mechanoreceptors; Pacinian corpuscles; Prepubertal girl; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GENE PRODUCT; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROTEIN GENE PRODUCT 9.5; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENCAPSULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER; PACINI CORPUSCLE; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSATION; STROMA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PACINIAN CORPUSCLES; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE; VULVA;

EID: 81255173598     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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