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ArticleCell and tissue research1993

Ultrastructure of free nerve endings in respiratory and squamous epithelium on the rat nasal septum.

B J Spit, F Bretschneider, E G Hendriksen, C F Kuper

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Article in Cell and tissue research, 1993. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

B J SpitTNO Toxicology and Nutrition Institute, Zeist, The Netherlands.
F Bretschneider
E G Hendriksen
C F Kuper
Access to Nutrition Foundation · NLUtrecht University · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The distribution of nerve fibres in the mucosa of the nasal septum of the rat was investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy on transverse and tangential ultrathin sections. Near the basement membrane of respiratory and squamous epithelium, a rather dense network of unmyelinated nerve fibres occurs. Some fibres in the respiratory epithelium ascend between the epithelial cells to reach up to the tight junctions. These fibres appeared in transverse sections to end as hooks or boutons, sometimes with branches. These shapes resemble the free nerve endings that are considered to act as nociceptors. The small intraepithelial fibres, with diameters of about 0.5-1 microns, contain both dense granules and clear vesicles comparable to synaptic vesicles. Substance P was found in dense granules in basal fibres; vasoactive intestinal peptide was absent throughout the epithelium. Acetylcholinesterase activity was observed closely associated with the basal fibres; the apical fibres showed little if any activity. Membrane specializations pointing to an efferent function as well as structures usually associated with mechanoreceptive functions were lacking in both respiratory and squamous epithelium.

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AcetylcholinesteraseAnimalsAxonsCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideEpitheliumMaleMicroscopy, ElectronNasal MucosaNasal SeptumNerve EndingsNerve FibersNerve Tissue ProteinsRatsSensationStress, MechanicalSubstance PAcetylcholinesteraseCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideNerve Tissue ProteinsSubstance PVasoactive Intestinal Peptide

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