| First Author | Wakisaka S | Year | 1996 |
| Journal | Anat Embryol (Berl) | Volume | 194 |
| Issue | 4 | Pages | 365-72 |
| PubMed ID | 8896700 | Mgi Jnum | J:36520 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:83949 | Doi | 10.1007/BF00198538 |
| Citation | Wakisaka S, et al. (1996) Protein gene-product 9.5 in developing mouse circumvallate papilla: comparison with neuron-specific enolase and calcitonin gene-related peptide. Anat Embryol (Berl) 194(4):365-72 |
| abstractText | The present study was made to investigate the ontogeny of protein gene-product 9.5 (PGP 9.5)-like immunoreactivity (-LI) in the developing mouse circumvallate papilla (CVP), and its distribution was compared to that of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). In adult CVP, PGP 9.5-LI was observed in the subgemmal nerve plexus; some thin PGP 9.5-like immunoreactive (-IR) nerve fibers penetrated taste buds and apical epithelium. PGP 9.5-LI was also observed in the spindle-shaped cells in taste buds, and a small number of round- or oval-shaped ganglionic cells in the lamina propria. The distribution of NSE-LI was comparable to that of PGP 9.5-LI. CGRP-LI was observed in the nerve fibers only; distribution of CGRP-IR nerve fibers was similar to that of PGP 9.5-IR nerve fibers, although the number of CGRP-IR nerve fibers was smaller than that of PGP 9.5-IR nerve fibers. At least six developmental stages were defined with regard to the developmental changes in the distribution of PGP 9.5-LI from embryonic day (E) 12 to adulthood: Stage I (E12-13)-a dense nerve plexus of PGP 9.5-IR nerve fibers was detected in the lamina propria beneath the core |
