System asc transporter Asc-1, expressed in the brain, transports D- and L-serine with high affinity. To determine the localization of Asc-1 in the rat brain, we isolated a cDNA for the rat orthologue of Asc-1. The encoded protein designated as rAs...
Cochlear hair cells are presumed to live in culture for many days, yet they are difficult to identify in cultured tissues. We stained hair cells in cochlear sections with FM1-43 and cultured them in collagen matrix. Three rows of outer hair cells ...
CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH 311(3) 325-332 2003年3月 [査読有り]
Live Merkel cells in the skin and hair follicles are known to incorporate a fluorescence dye, quinacrine, which has been utilized to identify and dissect the cells for experiments. Quinacrine fluorescence of the cells is, however, quickly lost and...
Merkel cells have long been assumed to exhibit a function of guiding sensory nerve fibers to the skin and hairs. However, there has been little experimental evidence that supports this hypothesis. In order to test this possibility, we performed co...