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The periodontal Ruffini endings in brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) deficient mice.
Archives of histology and cytology - 1 Mar 2003
Alkhamrah Bashar Anas, Hoshino Natalia, Kawano Yoshiro, Harada Fumiko, Hanada Kooji, Maeda Takeyasu
Abstract excerpt
Innervation and terminal morphology in the lingual periodontal ligament of the incisor were investigated in brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) heterozygous mice and littermate wild-type mice (aged two months) using immunohistochemistry for protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5), a general neuronal marker. In addition, computer-assisted quantitative analysis was performed for a comparison of neuronal density in...
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