<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The perineurium constitutes the basis for the regulation of endoneurial fluid homeostasis. In the work presented here, cytokeratin 18, as an immunohistochemical marker for epithelial cells, was used to identify the perineurium in the peripheral nerves of two species. Two organs, rich in peripheral nerves, were used; the tongue of the bull and the ductus deferens of the male goat. Special attention was paid to one of the the nerve sheath cells - the perineurial cells of myelinated nerves in the skeletal muscle of the tongue and in the smooth muscle in the wall of the ductus deferens. A positive reaction to cytokeratin 18 was found in the perineurial cells of the perineurial sheath in the nerves of various sizes. No difference in the reactivity was observed between the peripheral nerves of the tongue and that of the ductus deferens.</p></abstract>

The perineurium constitutes the basis for the regulation of endoneurial fluid homeostasis. In the work presented here, cytokeratin 18, as an immunohistochemical marker for epithelial cells, was used to identify the perineurium in the peripheral nerves of two species. Two organs, rich in peripheral nerves, were used; the tongue of the bull and the ductus deferens of the male goat. Special attention was paid to one of the the nerve sheath cells - the perineurial cells of myelinated nerves in the skeletal muscle of the tongue and in the smooth muscle in the wall of the ductus deferens. A positive reaction to cytokeratin 18 was found in the perineurial cells of the perineurial sheath in the nerves of various sizes. No difference in the reactivity was observed between the peripheral nerves of the tongue and that of the ductus deferens.

Expression Of Cytokeratin 18 In The Peripheral Nerves

University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice The Slovak Republic

Folia Veterinaria

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The perineurium constitutes the basis for the regulation of endoneurial fluid homeostasis. In the work presented here, cytokeratin 18, as an...

Expression Of Cytokeratin 18 In The Peripheral Nerves

Published Online: Jul 06, 2016

Page range: 5 - 10

Received: Mar 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2016-0011

Keywords
bull, cytokeratin 18, ductus deferens, goat, peripheral nerves, tongue

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Expression Of Cytokeratin 18 In The Peripheral Nerves

Published Online: Jul 06, 2016

Page range: 5 - 10

Received: Mar 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2016-0011

Keywordsbull, cytokeratin 18, ductus deferens, goat, peripheral nerves, tongue

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
bull, cytokeratin 18, ductus deferens, goat, peripheral nerves, tongue