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A Miller, M Costa, J B Furness, I W Chubb.
Abstract
The presence, distribution and origin of substance P immunoreactive axons in the rat iris and cornea were investigated in whole mount preparations. A dense network of substance P immunoreactive axons was found throughout the iris but not in the ciliary body. In the cornea, substance P immunoreactive axons were found in the substantia propria, in the subepithelial layer and in the corneal epithelium. Following electrocoagulation of the ophthalmic nerve, most of the substance P immunoreactive axons in the iris and cornea disappeared. No changes in the substance P immunoreactive axons occurred after removal of the superior cervical ganglion. It is concluded that the iris and the cornea are supplied by sensory nerves containing substance P immunoreactivity.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID： 6167911 DOI： 10.1016/0304-3940(81)90005-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN： 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046