NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE IN THE BRAIN OF A TELEOST

被引:94
作者
HOLMQVIST, BI [1 ]
OSTHOLM, T [1 ]
ALM, P [1 ]
EKSTROM, P [1 ]
机构
[1] LUND UNIV,DEPT PATHOL,S-22362 LUND,SWEDEN
关键词
FISH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURON; GLIA; HYPOPHYSIOTROPHIC; VISUAL SYSTEM; CSF-CONTACTING SYSTEM;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(94)90640-8
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The presence and distribution of the nitric oxide (NO) converting enzyme, NO synthase (NOS), was investigated in the brain of a teleost, the Atlantic salmon. Both NOS immunoreactive and NADPH diaphorase positive, non-neuronal and neuronal cell bodies, fibers and putative nerve terminals were identified throughout the brain. Even so, the staining was not identical in all regions. NO, synthesized by NOS-like enzymes, may play an important role in a diversity of cellular mechanisms in the brain of the salmon, including in neural systems related to olfactory, visual, hypophysiotrophic, viscero-sensoric and motor functions.
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页码:205 / 208
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