Demonstration of thyrotropin-releasing hormone immunoreactivity in neurons of the mouse spinal dorsal horn
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- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Society for Neuroscience in Journal of Neuroscience
- Vol. 6 (4) , 1194-1197
- https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.06-04-01194.1986
Abstract
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone-like immunoreactivity was demonstrated in neurons within the superficial laminae (I, II, III) of the mouse spinal dorsal horn by light-microscopic peroxidase immunocytochemistry. The immunoreactivity was distributed in a narrow dorsoventral band that enclosed the substantia gelatinosa (lamina II), with a higher concentration along the lamina II/III border. At present, the functional significance of these neurons is unknown. Their existence within the substantia gelatinosa suggests a role in sensory information processing.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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