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. 2017 May 2;7:1327. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01455-3

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Expression of NGF, p75NTR and TrkA in permanent human teeth after cavity preparation. (AC) Histology of dental tissues after cavity preparation. (D) Overview of NGF staining (brown colour) in tooth after cavity preparation. (D(a–c)) Higher magnifications of D. (E) p75NTR expression (brown colour) in newly formed odontoblasts underlying tertiary dentin. (F) p75NTR expression in nerve fibres in proximity of tertiary dentin. (G) p75NTR expression in odontoblasts (arrowheads) and in nerve fibres within the pulp. (H,I) TrkA expression (brown colour) in odontoblasts and nerve fibres adjacent to the cavity (H) and far away from the injury site (I). (J) Negative control. Abbreviations: d, dentine; do, dying odontoblasts; f, nerve fibres; no, newly-formed odontoblasts; o, odontoblasts; p, pulp; v, vessel. Asterisk indicates the cavity.