...Celia E. Shiau; Marianne Bronner-Fraser Vertebrate cranial sensory ganglia have a dual origin from the neural crest and ectodermal placodes. In the largest of these, the trigeminal ganglion, Slit1-Robo2 signaling is essential for proper ganglion assembly. Here, we demonstrate a crucial role...

... Neurotrophins Cutaneous innervation Trigeminal Mechanoreceptors Mouse During development of the peripheral nervous system, neurotrophins contribute to such diverse functions as cell proliferation, neuronal lineage differentiation, neuronal survival, neurite outgrowth and synapse formation...

...Yasushi Enokido; Sean Wyatt; Alun M. Davies ABSTRACT Previous studies have shown that most neurons in cultures established during the early stages of neurogenesis in the embryonic mouse trigeminal ganglion are supported by BDNF whereas most neurons cultured from older ganglia survive with NGF...

... marker for the avian ophthalmic trigeminal (opV) placode, which forms sensory neurons in the ophthalmic lobe of the trigeminal ganglion. Here, we use collagen gel cultures and heterotopic quail- chick grafts to examine the competence, specification and induction of Pax-3 in the opV placode. At the 3...

..., and found that the time of onset and intensity of immunolabeling vary specifically according to cell type. The first neuronal expression is by Rohon-Beard and trigeminal ganglion neurons, both of which are primary sensory neurons that mediate touch sensitivity. These cells express the epitope very strongly...