Sensory end organs in the upper lip of the horse
Talukdar, A.H.; Calhoun, M.L.; Stinson, A.W.
American Journal of Veterinary Research 31(10): 1751-1754
1970
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9645 PMID: 4097066 Document Number: 28395
Sensory nerve endings in the skin of the upper lip of the horse were demonstrated by Davenport's modification of the Bielschowski-Gros method of staining nerve tissue. Three different types of nerve endings were observed: encapsulated lamellated endings, encapsulated non-lamellated endings, and free nerve endings. Most of the organized endings originated from a nerve plexus in the superficial dermis. The free nerve endings of the epidermis and subepidermal region stemmed from the networks extending into the dermal papillae.