p75NGFR immunoreactivity in normal prenatal human dorsal root ganglia.
Pediatr Neurol
; 25(5): 401-4, 2001 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-11744316
The purpose of the present study was to examine immunohistochemically the expression of the low-affinity p75 nerve growth factor receptor in the dorsal root ganglia from 12 human fetuses (gestational ages, 10-24 weeks) located in three different spinal segments (cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral), using a monoclonal mouse-antihuman low-affinity p75 nerve growth factor receptor antibody. The low-affinity p75 nerve growth factor receptor immunoreactivity was present within the dorsal root ganglia and the surrounding nerve fibers in all spinal segments at the different gestational ages examined. From 10 weeks of gestation, three different types of neuronal staining were observed: dorsal root ganglia neurons without low-affinity p75 nerve growth factor receptor immunoreactivity (classified as type I neurons), neurons displaying weak low-affinity p75 nerve growth factor receptor immunoreactivity (classified as type II neurons), and neurons manifesting intense low-affinity p75 nerve growth factor receptor immunoreactivity (classified as type III neurons). The distribution of the three types of neurons in the dorsal root ganglia was identical in the three spinal segments and did not change between 10 and 24 weeks of gestation. This study provides the first demonstration of the low-affinity p75 nerve growth factor receptor immunoreactivity in the dorsal root ganglia from human fetuses at different gestational ages.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Receptor de Factor de Crecimiento Nervioso
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Ganglios Espinales
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Neurol
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Dinamarca
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos