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10400086

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
The distribution of galanin immunoreactive (Gal/IR) neurons was investigated in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of the lizard Podarcis s. sicula. The indirect immunofluorescence method, image analysis and confocal analysis were applied to cryostat sections and whole mount preparations. Gal/IR nerve fibers and cell bodies were found throughout the lizard GI tract in the myenteric plexus, circular muscle layer and mucosa. These nerve structures decreased caudally. The stomach revealed a denser reactive nerve population than elsewhere. The projections of Gal/IR neurons were detected in the myenteric plexus of lizard gut using a confocal microscope which analyzed the immunoreactive material on the proximal and distal sides of muscle myotomies. An accumulation of Gal/IR material on the oral side of the myotomies demonstrated the oral-to-anal projection of Gal containing nerve structures. Based on our results, it can be hypothesized that Gal/IR neurons of the lizard digestive tract belong to the inhibitory descending pathway, which in most vertebrates is responsible for gut peristalsis regulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
268
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Galanin-containing-neurons, in the gastrointestinal tract of the lizard Podarcis s. sicula, as components of anally projecting nerve pathway.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Structures, Functions and Technology, University of Naples, Federico II, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article