Morphological relationship between serotonergic neurons and nitrergic neurons for electrolytes secretion in the submucous plexus of the guinea pig distal colon

Authors
Kadowaki, M Kuramoto, H Kuwahara, A
Citation
M. Kadowaki et al., Morphological relationship between serotonergic neurons and nitrergic neurons for electrolytes secretion in the submucous plexus of the guinea pig distal colon, BRAIN RES, 831(1-2), 1999, pp. 288-291
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
BRAIN RESEARCH
ISSN journal
00068993 → ACNP
Volume
831
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
288 - 291
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-8993(19990612)831:1-2<288:MRBSNA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
In the submucous plexus, double immunocytochemistry revealed that nitric ox ide synthase (NOS)-immunoreactivity was found in both numerous nerve fibers and some nerve cell bodies, while 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)-immunoreactiv ity was limited to many nerve fibers, but not any nerve cell bodies. About 30% of the total NOS positive neurons (978) had close or some contact with 5-HT positive nerve fiber, suggesting that NO may participate in the 5-HT-e voked chloride secretion. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserve d.