Fig. 4.

Confocal images showing the main neural components of Eimer’s organ in the coast mole immunolabeled for NF 200. (A) Horizontal section showing the free nerve endings near the middle in the stratum spinosum, where the center and satellite arrangement of the nerve fibers is clearly visible. (B) Horizontal section showing NF 200 labeling in the base of a Merkel cell–neurite complex. The label appears to be concentrated in a ring around the perimeter of the disk. (C) The terminal neurite of the lamellated corpuscle is brightly labeled for NF 200 (arrow), whereas the capsule of the corpuscle is devoid of label (arrowhead). (Scale bars: 10 μm.)