Distribution Pattern of Tyrosine Hydroxylase in the Brain and Pituitary of the Lungfish Protopterus annectens

被引：2

作者：

Bruzzone, F. ^{[1
]}

d'Amora, M. ^{[1
]}

Angelini, C. ^{[1
]}

Vallarino, M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Genoa, Dept Biol, Genoa, Italy

来源：

TRENDS IN COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND NEUROBIOLOGY | 2009年 / 1163卷

关键词：

dipnoans; tyrosine hydroxylase; pituitary; central nervous system;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03642.x

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

The distribution of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) was investigated in the brain and pituitary of the African lungfish Protopterus annectens by using immunohistochemistry. TH was expressed in the olfactory bulbs, pallium and subpallium, hypothalamus, tegmentum, reticular formation, nucleus of the solitary tract, and pituitary. In some cells of the hypothalamus and pituitary, TH is colocalized with vasoactive intestinal peptide. In the intermediate and neuronal lobes of the pituitary, TH is expressed in glial fibrillary acidic protein-contained cells. These data suggest that, in lungfish, catecholamine may play a role in olfaction information processing, regulation of visceral activities, and pituitary secretion.

引用

页码：358 / 360

页数：3