| Literature DB >> 8858264 |
T Nakagawa1, T Aiba, H Shiotani, K Tomiyama, Y Nakai.
Abstract
Among nerve cells of vertebrates, the olfactory epithelia are uncommon in their capacity for cell turnover. Apoptosis is well known to play a key role in maintaining homeostasis in continuously renewing tissues. We examined whether true apoptosis occurred in the normal olfactory epithelia of healthy adult guinea pigs using nucleic acid labeling. Subsequently, apoptosis was recognized in olfactory nerve cells, indicating that apoptosis might play a role in turnover of the olfactory epithelium.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8858264 DOI: 10.1007/bf00178295
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol ISSN: 0937-4477 Impact factor: 2.503