V. Franceschini et F. Ciani, LECTIN-BINDING TO OLFACTORY SYSTEM IN A SHARK, SCYLIORHINUS-CANICULA, Folia histochemica et cytobiologica, 31(3), 1993, pp. 133-137
Lectin histochemical studies were performed on the olfactory system of
Scyliorhinus canicula to identify specific glycoconjugates on the cel
l surface of primary olfactory neurons. The olfactory receptor cells,
the olfactory nerve fibers and their terminals in the bulbs were label
led with SBA, BSA-I and BSA-I-B4. The lectin staining patterns indicat
e that the membranes of small-spotted catshark olfactory neurons had g
lycoproteins with alpha-galactose residues. This carbohydrate moiety c
ould be related to modulation of the cell-cell interactions in the olf
actory system.