宽体沙鳅脑组织学研究

为探究鱼类脑结构及其与生态习性的相关性, 采用HE及Nissl染色法对健康性成熟宽体沙鳅脑组织结构进行观察。结果显示: 宽体沙鳅脑由端脑、间脑、中脑、小脑、延脑五部分组成。嗅叶为典型的“鲤型”嗅叶; 大脑视前核呈索状排列, 未见视前核大、小细胞群; 间脑乳头体及副错位核清晰可见, 血管囊及下叶发达; 中脑视盖由5层构成; 小脑发达, 由3层构成; 延脑分化出面叶和发达的迷叶。这表明, 宽体沙鳅视觉稍有退化, 嗅觉、听觉、触觉、味觉及运动中枢发达, 生活中主要依靠嗅觉、听觉、触觉、味觉觅食及逃避敌害。

HISTOLOGICAL ATLAS OF SINIBOTIA REEVESAE BRAIN

Sinibotia reevesae, an endemic fish, lives only in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. This study explored the structure characteristics of Sinibotia reevesae brain and effects of the ecological habits on the central nervous system. The results showed that S. reevesae brain was composed of five parts of telencephalon, diencephalon, mesencephalon, cerebellum and myelecephalon. The olfactory lobe was a typical spindle shape and the preoptic nucleus of the brain was arranged in a cord-like manner without large preoptic nucleus and small cell group. The corpus mamillare and parasympathetic nucleus were visible in the diencephalon, meanwhile, saccus vasculosus and inferior lobeis were well developed. There were five layers in the tectum opticum of the mesencephalon and three layers in the cerebellum. The myelecephalon located in the end of the brain and differentiated into facial lobes and developed vagal lobes. Histological observations revealed that olfactory, auditory, tactile sensation, taste, motor centers and athletic ability of S. reevesae were well-developed. To sum up, the S. reevesae mainly depend on the sense of smell, hearing, touch, and taste to forage and to evade the natural enemies.