DISTRIBUTION AND MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE-DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DIAPHORASE (NADPH-D) ACTIVITY IN INTRINSIC NEURONS OF THE ODDI SPHINCTER OF THE CAT

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作者
FEHER, E
MONTAGNESE, C
机构
[1] First Department of Anatomy, Semmelweis University Medical School, 1450 Budapest, Tüzoltó u. 58
关键词
SPHINCTER OF ODDI; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; NADPH; NITRIC OXIDE; CAT;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(94)90252-6
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
To clarify the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the sphincter of Oddi, we histochemically investigated the distribution of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase (NADPH-d), a marker for NO synthase, in the cat. NADPH-diaphorase activity was localized in two neuronal subtypes: large neurons with many dendrites and smaller with one process. Most of the nerve cell bodies (99%) in the wall of the sphincter of Oddi showed strong activity for this enzyme, The nerve fibers with NADPH-d activity were observed in all layers, chiefly in the muscle layers. These results suggest that NO may play a very important role in the neuronal regulation of sphincter of Oddi.
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