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. 2012 Sep 28;7(9):e46379. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046379

Table 1. Cellular localization of aquaporin-1 in the human and mouse trigeminal nervous system.

Regions Neural elements Humans Mice
Trigeminal ganglion Medium and small-sized neurons + +
Large-sized neurons
Satellite cells + +
Trigeminal peripheral root Nerve fibers + +
Trigeminal central root Astrocytes +
Nerve fibers +
Brain stem Astrocytes +
Nerve fibers within spinal trigeminal tract and nucleus +
Oral tissues Mucosal and submucosal nerve fibers + +
Subcutaneous and intramuscular nerve fibers

+ represents AQP1 immunoreactivity is detectable and − represents is not.