DEMONSTRATION OF NADPH-DIAPHORASE (NO-SYNTHASE) IN THE APOCRINE AND ECCRINE SKIN GLANDS OF DOMESTICATED MAMMALS

Authors
MEYER W NEURAND K BARTELS T KOJDA G MAYER B
Citation
W. Meyer et al., DEMONSTRATION OF NADPH-DIAPHORASE (NO-SYNTHASE) IN THE APOCRINE AND ECCRINE SKIN GLANDS OF DOMESTICATED MAMMALS, Cellular and molecular biology, 40(2), 1994, pp. 175-181
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Cytology & Histology",Biology
Journal title
Cellular and molecular biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01455680
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
175 - 181
Database
ISI
SICI code
0145-5680(1994)40:2<175:DON(IT>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The study demonstrates a strong enzyme histochemical and immunohistoch emical reaction staining for NADPH-diaphorase/NO-synthase in the secre tory cells of the apocrine glands in the hairy skin, and the eccrine g lands in the foot pads of domesticated mammals. The results obtained a re discussed in view of a regulatory action of the NO generated by the se enzyme activities, implying a direct influence of NO on the contrac tile properties of glandular myoepithelial cells. In this way, a basic and simple mechanism to couple secretion production and secretion ext rusion can be proposed.