Fig. 12
From: Identification of sensory fiber types in mouse temporomandibular joint tissues
Innervation of blood vessels with sensory nerves in the joint capsule, anterior disc and retrodiscal tissues. The left column shows pgp9.5-positive fibers (all sensory fibers), the middle column shows α-SMA-positive (blood vessel) cells, and the right column shows relative locations of pgp9.5 and α-SMA-positive cells in the mouse joint capsule, anterior disc and retrodiscal tissues. Yellow arrows show pgp9.5+ fibers in vicinity of α-SMA+ blood vessels, and blue arrows show pgp9.5+ fibers distanced from α-SMA+ blood vessels. An example of the retrodiscal tissue section does not contain pgp9.5+ fibers distanced from α-SMA+ blood vessels. Pictures from the joint capsule, anterior disc and retrodiscal tissues as well as antibodies used, and corresponding colors are indicated.
