The sensory innervation of the ovary: a horseradish peroxidase study in the rat

Anat Rec. 1983 Dec;207(4):623-7. doi: 10.1002/ar.1092070410.

Abstract

Injections of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) into the right or left ovary of the rat produced labeling of perikarya in both nodose ganglia and ipsilateral dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) from T10 to L2. The greatest concentration of labeled cells was in T13 and L1, DRGs. It is suggested that visceral afferent fibers from the ovary may mediate visceral reflexes that modulate ovarian function.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Ganglia / physiology
  • Ganglia, Spinal / physiology
  • Horseradish Peroxidase
  • Ovary / innervation*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Sensation / physiology
  • Vagus Nerve / physiology

Substances

  • Horseradish Peroxidase