RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Demonstration of thyrotropin-releasing hormone immunoreactivity in neurons of the mouse spinal dorsal horn
JF The Journal of Neuroscience
JO J. Neurosci.
FD Society for Neuroscience
SP 1194
OP 1197
DO 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.06-04-01194.1986
VO 6
IS 4
A1 JA Coffield
A1 V Miletic
A1 E Zimmermann
A1 MJ Hoffert
A1 BR Brooks
YR 1986
UL http://www.jneurosci.org/content/6/4/1194.abstract
AB 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.