PMID- 11814644
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20020325
LR  - 20190701
IS  - 0304-3940 (Print)
IS  - 0304-3940 (Linking)
VI  - 319
IP  - 1
DP  - 2002 Feb 8
TI  - Immunohistochemical analysis of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the trigeminal 
      ganglia of the crotaline snake Trimeresurus flavoviridis.
PG  - 21-4
AB  - The expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the trigeminal ganglia 
      (TG) of the infrared-sensitive crotaline snake Trimeresurus flavoviridis was 
      studied immunohistochemically. The percentage of nNOS-positive (+) neurons in the 
      TG was significantly higher (about 3.5-fold, P<0.001) in the mandibular division 
      than in the infrared-sensory processing area (the maxillary division and 
      ophthalmic ganglion). nNOS was found in varying sizes of TG neurons. However, 
      nNOS (+) neurons were more abundant in small and large neurons than in 
      medium-sized neurons, which include most of the infrared-sensitive neurons of the 
      TG. These findings suggest that nNOS may be involved in normal physiological 
      functions, such as the transmission of tactile, vibrotactile, and nociceptive 
      sensations in the TG, rather than in infrared sensory processing in this species.
FAU - Moon, Changjong
AU  - Moon C
AD  - Department of Physiology, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine, 
      Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
FAU - Terashima, Shin-ichi
AU  - Terashima S
FAU - Ahn, Meejung
AU  - Ahn M
FAU - Kang, Jongchul
AU  - Kang J
FAU - Shin, Taekyun
AU  - Shin T
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Ireland
TA  - Neurosci Lett
JT  - Neuroscience letters
JID - 7600130
RN  - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide)
RN  - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Cell Count
MH  - Cell Size/physiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Immunohistochemistry
MH  - Infrared Rays
MH  - Male
MH  - Mandibular Nerve/cytology/enzymology
MH  - Maxillary Nerve/cytology/enzymology
MH  - Nitrergic Neurons/cytology/*enzymology
MH  - Nitric Oxide/*metabolism
MH  - Nitric Oxide Synthase/*metabolism
MH  - Ophthalmic Nerve/cytology/enzymology
MH  - Synaptic Transmission/*physiology
MH  - Thermosensing/*physiology
MH  - Trigeminal Ganglion/cytology/*enzymology
MH  - Trimeresurus/anatomy & histology/*metabolism
EDAT- 2002/01/30 10:00
MHDA- 2002/03/26 10:01
CRDT- 2002/01/30 10:00
PHST- 2002/01/30 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/03/26 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2002/01/30 10:00 [entrez]
AID - S030439400102506X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)02506-x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Neurosci Lett. 2002 Feb 8;319(1):21-4. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)02506-x.