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Origins of terminal staining of VGF in the lumbar spinal cord. A. Immunohistochemistry of VGF (left) and CGRP (right) in the L4 spinal cord following unilateral L3–5 dorsal rhizotomy 5 days earlier. Ipsilateral CGRP depletion indicates total loss of primary afferent input. VGF staining in the region is decreased but not totally depleted (arrow). B. VGF (left) and 5 HT (right) immunostaining in L4 spinal cord following unilateral lesion of the dorsolateral funiculus at upper thoracic level 5 days earlier. Ipsilateral 5-HT depletion indicates loss of descending brainstem terminals, while VGF is only partially diminished (arrow). C Retrograde labeling of projection neurones in the rostroventral medulla, using bilateral True blue (2%) injection into the L4/5 spinal cord under anaesthetic, 5 days earlier (red), demonstrates expression of VGF in brainstem descending projection neurones. True blue:red. VGF:green. Double labeled: orange.

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Moss et al. Molecular Pain 2008 4:62   doi:10.1186/1744-8069-4-62