Gaseous transmitters in the brain of the masu salmon, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oncorhynchus masou</Emphasis> (Salmoniformes,Salmonidae) |
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Authors: | E V Pushchina A A Varaksin D K Obukhov |
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Institution: | 1.Zhirmunskii Institute of Marine Biology,Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,Vladivostok,Russia;2.St. Petersburg State University,St. Petersburg,Russia |
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Abstract: | Distribution of nitroxidergic and H2S-producing neurons in the brain of the masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou was studied by methods of histochemical labeling of NADPH-diaphorase and by immunohistochemical labeling of the neuronal
nitric oxide synthase and cystathionine β-synthase (CBS). The established distribution of CBS and nNOS/NADPH-d of neurons
and fibers in the masu salmon telencephalon, optic tectum, and cerebellum allows suggesting that the NO- and H2S-producing systems represent individual, non-overlapping neuronal complexes performing specialized functions in the activity
of local neuronal networks. In the medullar part, the nNOS-ir and NADPH-d-positive neurons were detected in the composition
of viscerosensory (V, VII, and IX–X) and visceromotor (III, IV, and VI) nuclei of craniocerebral nerves, octavolateral afferent
complex, reticulospinal neurons, and medial reticular formation. CBS in the masu salmon medulla was revealed in neurons of
the nerve X nucleus, reticulospinal neurons, and ventrolateral reticular formation. Distribution of NO-ergic and H2S-producing neurons in the masu salmon medullar nuclei indicates that NO in masu salmon is the predominant neuromodulator
of the medullar viscerosensory systems, while H2S seems to modulate only the descending motor systems. The results of the performed study allow suggesting that NO in the
masu salmon medulla periventricular area can act as a regulator of postnatal ontogenesis. |
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