The hypothalamo-hypophysial system of the frog Rana temporaria |
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Authors: | Dr Vladimir K Chetverukhin Michael A Belenky Audrey L Polenov |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Leningrad, USSR;(2) Sechenov Institute, 44, M. Thorez Avenue, 94223 Leningrad, USSR |
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Abstract: | Summary The median eminence (ME) of the adult frog, Rana temporaria, was studied by means of electron microscopy including quantitative electron-microscopic autoradiography. In frogs captured in May and June numerous peptidergic neurosecretory fibres extending via the internal zone to the pars nervosa display large swellings containing few granules, mitochondria, neurotubules and cisternae of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum. In addition, few secretory globules up to 1.5 m in diameter occur in these varicosities. In animals collected during the autumn period many of these neurosecretory swellings filled with neurosecretory granules and polymorphic inclusions resemble Herring bodies. Three types of granule-containing neurosecretory fibres were observed in the external zone (EZ) of the ME of adult R. temporaria. Peptidergic A1- and A2-type fibres are characterized by granules 150–220 nm and 100–160 nm in diameter, respectively. Monoaminergic fibres of type B with granules approximately 100 nm in diameter represent 50% of all neurosecretory elements in the EZ of the frog ME; 12% of the total number of granule-bearing axons in the EZ actively taking up radiolabelled 5-hydroxytryptophan are thought to be serotoninergic terminals. Neurosecretory terminals of all types and glial vascular endfeet establish direct contacts with the perivascular space of the primary portal capillaries. Some neurosecretory terminals are separated from the lumen of the third ventricle by a thin cytoplasmic lamella of tanycytes. The possible physiological significance of this structural pattern is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Median eminence Peptidergic projections Aminergic projections Electron microscopy Autoradiography Frog (Rana temporaria) |
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