The caudo-cranially intermediate one-third of medullary dorsal region, the periaqueductal grey and the rostro-ventral portion of the midbrain tegmentum of adult chickens were studied in detail by means of the PAP-DAB procedure, to define further the main morphological features of the neuronal populations that in previous studies had shown VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide),-Somatostatin (SRIF)-, and Bombesin-like immunoreactivities. In the medulla, VIP-like immunoreactivity was detected within neuronal bodies and processes and extended down to the cervical spinal cord. SRIF-like immunoreactivity was seen only within nerve cell processes, at least a part of which could be sensitive fibre terminals. Bombesin-like immunoreactivity was observed only within neuronal processes. In the periaqueductal grey, all 3 immunoreactivities were detected within perikarya and neuronal processes, with a higher density cranially. In the rostro-ventral portion of the midbrain tegmentum, VIP-like and Bombesin-like immunoreactivities were detected (the latter being located somewhat more cranially) both in neuronal bodies and in processes. SRIF-like immunoreactivity was found in this region only in long neuronal processes.
Medullary and mesencephalic neuronal groups reacting to antibodies against VIP, somatostatin and bombesin in adult Gallus gallus domesticus.
NICOLARDI, Giuseppe;
1988-01-01
Abstract
The caudo-cranially intermediate one-third of medullary dorsal region, the periaqueductal grey and the rostro-ventral portion of the midbrain tegmentum of adult chickens were studied in detail by means of the PAP-DAB procedure, to define further the main morphological features of the neuronal populations that in previous studies had shown VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide),-Somatostatin (SRIF)-, and Bombesin-like immunoreactivities. In the medulla, VIP-like immunoreactivity was detected within neuronal bodies and processes and extended down to the cervical spinal cord. SRIF-like immunoreactivity was seen only within nerve cell processes, at least a part of which could be sensitive fibre terminals. Bombesin-like immunoreactivity was observed only within neuronal processes. In the periaqueductal grey, all 3 immunoreactivities were detected within perikarya and neuronal processes, with a higher density cranially. In the rostro-ventral portion of the midbrain tegmentum, VIP-like and Bombesin-like immunoreactivities were detected (the latter being located somewhat more cranially) both in neuronal bodies and in processes. SRIF-like immunoreactivity was found in this region only in long neuronal processes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
