Collagenous Skeleton of the Rat Mystacial Pad

Sebastian Haidarliu; Erez Simony; David Golomb; Ehud Ahissar

doi:10.1002/ar.21371

Collagenous Skeleton of the Rat Mystacial Pad

Sebastian Haidarliu
, Erez Simony
, David Golomb
, Ehud Ahissar

Weizmann Institute of Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

Anatomical and functional integrity of the rat mystacial pad (MP) is dependent on the intrinsic organization of its extracellular matrix. By using collagen autofluorescence, in the rat MP, we revealed a collagenous skeleton that interconnects whisker follicles, corium, and deep collagen layers. We suggest that this skeleton supports MP tissues, mediates force transmission from muscles to whiskers, facilitates whisker retraction after protraction, and limits MP extensibility.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	764-773
Number of pages	10
Journal	Anatomical Record
Volume	294
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.21371
State	Published - 1 May 2011

Keywords

Autofluorescence
Collagenase
Collagenous skeleton
Momentum transmission
Rat mystacial pad

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Biotechnology
Anatomy
Histology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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