Immunocytochemical localization of somatostatin and vasotocin in the brain of the Pacific hagfish,Eptatretus stouti |
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Authors: | Masumi Nozaki Prof. Aubrey Gorbman |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA;(2) Department of Zoology, University of Washington, 98195 Seattle, Washington, USA;(3) Present address: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, 484 Aichi, Japan |
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Abstract: | Summary The brain of the Pacific hagfish, Eptatretus stouti, was studied immunocytochemically using antisera against somatostatin (SRIH), arginine vasopressin (AVP), and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). SRIH-immunoreactive perikarya were distributed bilaterally in the postoptic nucleus and in the hypothalamic nucleus. Although several short, stained fibers were observed in the vicinity of the perikarya, SRIH-immunoreactivity was not found in the neurohypophysis, nor in other parts of the brain. On the other hand, presumed arginine vasotocin (AVT) perikarya were distributed in an arc-shaped region extending from the posterior part of the preoptic nucleus to the anterior-most end of the hypothalamic nucleus and projected their fibers to the neurohypophysis. Most presumptive AVT perikarya were located close to the paired prehypophysial arteries near the anterior end of the postoptic nucleus. In the neurohypophysis, abundant presumptive AVT-fibers terminated in the posterior dorsal wall, although some fibers terminated in the anterior dorsal wall and only a few fiber endings were found in the ventral wall. No ACTH-positive cells were detected in the hagfish brain or in the pituitary gland.Supported from a grant from the National Science Foundation PCM 8141393 |
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Keywords: | Hypothalamus Hagfish Somatostatin neurons Vasotocin neurons Immunocytochemistry |
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