Transitory inner medullary nerve terminals in the cat kidney
| Autor: | David S. Knight, S.R. Cicero, John A. Beal, Howard W. Russell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Nerve Endings Kidney Aging Kidney Medulla CATS Sympathetic Nervous System Medullary cavity Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase General Neuroscience Anatomy Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase Biology Axons medicine.anatomical_structure Peripheral nervous system medicine Carnivora Cats Animals Female Interlobar veins Free nerve ending Renal pelvis |
| Zdroj: | Neuroscience letters. 114(2) |
| ISSN: | 0304-3940 |
| Popis: | An indirect immunohistochemical method was used to visualize nerves immunoreactive for tyrosine hydroxylase (THI) and dopamine-β-hydroxylase (DBHI) in kidney sections of cats 6 weeks and 2 and 3 months of age. THI and DBHI nerve terminals innervate the renal pelvis, interlobar veins and arterial tree including medullary vascular bundles of cats of each age studied. In kidneys of 6-week-old cats, THI and DBHI axons form elaborate plexuses that are distributed throughout much of the inner medulla, whereas some medullary axons appear to degenerate at 2 months and no inner medullary plexuses were visualized in 3-month-old cats. Transitory inner medullary nerves in the cat kidney may influence cellular development and play a role in salt and water balance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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