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Histochemical discrimination of fibers in regenerating rat infraorbital nerve.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1375308     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In rat dorsal root ganglia, histochemical staining of carbonic anhydrase (CA) and cholinesterase (CE) yields a reciprocal pattern of activity: Sensory processes are CA positive and CE negative, whereas motor processes are CA negative and CE positive. In rat infraorbital nerve (a sensory peripheral nerve), we saw extensive CA staining of nearly 100% of the myelinated axons. Although CE reactivity in myelinated axons was extremely rare, we did observe CE staining of unmyelinated autonomic fibers. Four weeks after transection of infraorbital nerves, CA-stained longitudinal sections of the proximal stump demonstrated 3 distinct morphological zones. A fraction of the viable axons retained CA activity to within 2 mm of the distal extent of the stump, and the stain is capable of resolving growth sprouts being regenerated from these fibers. Staining of unmyelinated autonomic fibers in serial sections shows that CE activity was not retained as far distally as is the CA sensory staining.
Authors:
R A Wilke; D A Riley; J R Sanger
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Microsurgery     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0738-1085     ISO Abbreviation:  Microsurgery     Publication Date:  1992  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-06-25     Completed Date:  1992-06-25     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8309230     Medline TA:  Microsurgery     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  39-44     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Axons / ultrastructure
Carbonic Anhydrases
Cholinesterases
Ganglia, Spinal / ultrastructure
Histocytochemistry
Male
Maxillary Nerve / ultrastructure
Motor Neurons / ultrastructure*
Nerve Degeneration
Nerve Fibers / ultrastructure*
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / ultrastructure
Nerve Regeneration* / physiology
Neurons, Afferent / ultrastructure*
Orbit / innervation*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Spinal Nerve Roots / ultrastructure
Staining and Labeling
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 3.1.1.8/Cholinesterases; EC 4.2.1.1/Carbonic Anhydrases
Investigator
Investigator/Affiliation:
D A Riley / Med Coll WI, Milwaukee

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