Figure 2.

Expression of gfp in the central nervous system. Expression of the reporter gene gfp was evaluated under fluorescent microscopy in the brain stem of mice that received intra‐articular injection of AAV(gfp) in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). (a, b) Representative images of trigeminal ganglia harvested from mice that received AAV2 and AAV6, respectively, in the TMJ. (c, d) Principal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve of mice that received AAV2 and AAV6, respectively. (e, f) Facial nerve nucleus of mice that received AAV2 and AAV6, respectively. (g, h) Mesencephalic nucleus of the trigeminal nerve of mice that received AAV2 and AAV6, respectively. AAV, adeno‐associated viral transfer vectors.