Abstract
Toxic ricin was used to study the central distribution of dental afferents in the cat. Following intrapulpal ricin injections ganglion cell degeneration is seen in the II and III ganglion divisions. Central argyrophilic degeneration occurs in the dorsal portion of all ipsilateral trigeminal nuclei. Ventral degeneration is seen in the pars interpolaris and pars caudalis. No contralateral degeneration was observed. The results are discussed with regard to previous studies of the central location of dental afferents.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 379-383 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Brain Research |
Volume | 345 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 21 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- dental afferent
- ricin
- transganglionic degeneration
- trigeminal
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Developmental Biology