Journal article
Authors list: Marschinke, A
Publication year: 1997
Pages: 577-595
Journal: Journal of Zoology
Volume number: 242
ISSN: 0952-8369
Publisher: Wiley
Abstract:
The neurosecretory system of the vena cava (NSV) of Sepia officinalis contacts the palliovisceral lobe with some axons that run parallel to the visceral nerves. Distal to the palliovisceral lobe the NSV-system widens to form a hitherto unknown extracerebral ganglion containing approximately 4200 perikarya. This is regarded as the primary origin of neurotransmitters. Distal to this nucleus area the volume and the number of cell bodies in the NSV-system is reduced. It contains neurosecretory nerve cells, two glial cell types, large cell accumulations, connective tissue and capillaries. Histochemical, immunohisto- and immunocytochemical examinations show the existence of catecholamines, and the coexistence of serotonin and FMRFamide in the NSV-System. A HPLC analysis differentiated between dopamine, noradrenaline, and adrenaline.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Marschinke, A. (1997) Localization of an extracerebral NSV-ganglion in the cephalopod, Sepia officinalis, Journal of Zoology, 242, pp. 577-595
APA Citation style: Marschinke, A. (1997). Localization of an extracerebral NSV-ganglion in the cephalopod, Sepia officinalis. Journal of Zoology. 242, 577-595.
Keywords
CENTRAL NERVOUS-SYSTEM; NEUROHEMAL ORGAN; NEUROSECRETORY-SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMITTERS; SUBSTANCE; VENA-CAVA
