VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE (VIP)-LIKE IMMUNOREACTIVITY IN SALIVARY-GLANDS

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作者
WHARTON, J [1 ]
POLAK, JM [1 ]
BRYANT, MG [1 ]
VANNOORDEN, S [1 ]
BLOOM, SR [1 ]
PEARSE, AGE [1 ]
机构
[1] ROYAL POSTGRAD MED SCH,DEPT MED,LONDON W12 0HS,ENGLAND
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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10.1016/0024-3205(79)90295-9
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
VIP-like immunoreactivity was found in rat, cat and human salivary glands at a concentration of 17.0 - 29.3 pmol/g of tissue. The immunoreactivity was localised by immunocytochemistry in beaded nerve fibres which occurred in association with secretory acini, ducts, blood vessels and larger nerves. In salivary glands VIP may act as a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator involved in the regulation of blood flow and in the composition and volume of saliva. © 1979.
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