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Degeneration of unmyelinated axons in the dental root canal induced by 6-OH-dopamine

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The pulpal nerve fibres of feline incisors were examined ultrastructurally after i.v. administration of 6-OH-dopamine. The presence of degenerating unmyelinated fibres at this site provides conclusive morphological evidence that sympathetic fibres enter the dental pulp.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Karolinska Institutet, S-104 01, Stockholm 60, Sweden

    K. Fried & C. Hildebrand

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Fried, K., Hildebrand, C. Degeneration of unmyelinated axons in the dental root canal induced by 6-OH-dopamine. Experientia 34, 1354–1355 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01981467

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