[Oral nerve endings in the cat].

The oral nerve endings of the palate, the buccal mucosa and the periodontal ligament of the cat canine were characterized by the presence of a cellular envelope which is the final form of the Henle sheath. The structures described as end-rings in the periodontal ligament are more probably subterminal nervous structures rather then receptors. They are not specific to the ligament. They can be observed in the palate and in the buccal mucosa where, as in the periodontal ligament, mechano-receptors of the Vater-Pacini type can be seen.