Figure 4.
Morphology of terminal epithelial nerves (TEN). Three-dimensional surface renderings of the subbasal nerve plexus (white) and TENs (blue). Propidium iodide–stained nuclei are shown in red. Short simple nerve (A and B), long simple nerve (C and D), and a complex nerve (E and F) are shown. B, D, and F: Corresponding zoomed regions from A, C, and E, respectively, as indicated by the dotted box. Scale bars: 8 μm (A, C, and E).