Chelyshev Iu A, Vinter R I
Arkh Anat Gistol Embriol. 1979 Aug;77(8):48-55.
Degeneration of the tactile cells in epithelium of the cat sinuous hairs after sectioning the infraorbital nerve manifests itself as cytoplasmic vacuolization and induration with electron opaque bodies in it, changes in nuclear configuration and in chromatin density. At all stages of the experiment the tactile cells were practically observed demonstrating various degenerative signs. On the 45th day after sectioning the tactile cells disappeared completely. Structural changes in the tactile cells were preceded by degeneration and complete disappearance of tactile menisci from epithelium of the sinuous hairs. Perhaps, sensitive innervation is necessary to maintain differential status of the tactile cells in epithelium.
切断眶下神经后，猫曲毛上皮中的触觉细胞发生退化，表现为细胞质空泡化和硬结，其中有电子不透明体，核形态和染色质密度发生变化。在实验的各个阶段，实际上都观察到触觉细胞呈现出各种退化迹象。切断神经后第45天，触觉细胞完全消失。触觉细胞的结构变化之前，曲毛上皮中的触觉半月板会发生退化并完全消失。也许，感觉神经支配对于维持上皮中触觉细胞的差异状态是必要的。
