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- Title
Confocal immunohistochemistry of the dermal glands and evolutionary considerations in the caecilian, Typhlonectes natans (Amphibia: Gymnophiona).
- Authors
Lauriano, Eugenia Rita; Żuwała, Krystyna; Kuciel, Michał; Budzik, Karolina A.; Capillo, Gioele; Alesci, Alessio; Pergolizzi, Simona; Dugo, Giacomo; Zaccone, Giacomo
- Abstract
An immunohistochemical study of the cutaneous glands of the caecilian Typhlonectes natans was conducted. Analyses of nerve fibres revealed that adrenergic and galanin-positive axons innervate the MECs and mediate their contraction. These glands may represent one of the main targets of the adrenergic ganglion cells and reflect the prominent preganglionic cell columns of the species studied. But neurochemical features of the sympathetic ganglia and retrograde tract-tracing studies are necessary to study the morphology and organization of the sympathetic nervous system of studied species.
- Subjects
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; TYPHLONECTES natans; SPINAL cord; GANGLIONIC stimulating agents; NEUROTRANSMITTERS; ADRENERGIC mechanisms; GALANIN
- Publication
Acta Zoologica, 2016, Vol 97, Issue 2, p154
- ISSN
0001-7272
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/azo.12112