Immunohistochemical study of the sensory formations in the glabrous skin of the rat |
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| Authors: | J A Vega L Malinovsky M E del Valle L C Hernandez P Dubovy A Perez-Casas |
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| Institution: | Department of Morphology and Cellular Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain. |
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| Abstract: | The presence of some cytoskeletal proteins related to the intermediate filaments glial fibrillary acidic protein -GFAP and vimentin) and S-100 protein has been investigated in sensory formations of the glabrous skin of the rat. A positive reaction both for S-100 protein and vimentin was found in the inner core and related cells of glomerular and simple sensory corpuscles; in contrast, no positive reaction was shown for GFAP. The authors discuss these results on the basis of the glial origin of the inner core and related cells in sensory formations. |
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