Histological and histochemical observations on the neurosecretory cells in the diencephalon of Chthonerpeton indistinctum and Ichthyophis paucisulcus (Gymnophiona,Amphibia) |
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Authors: | ProfDr Ulrich Welsch Christoph Schubert Siak Hauw Tan |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anatomy, University of Kiel, Kiel, West Germany;(2) Dept. of Anatomy, University of Kiel, D-2300 Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | Summary In the diencephalon of two species of Gymnophiona (Amphibia) two neurosecretory nuclei were examined with histological (Alcian Blue, Aldehyde Fuchsin, Brookes Trichrome stain) and enzyme histochemical techniques (acid phosphatase, -naphthyl acetate esterase, acetylcholinesterase (AChE)). In the preoptic nucleus two categories of secretory neurons were distinguished: large and medium sized neurons. The perikarya of both cell types contain very little neurosecretory material. The Alcian Blue method stained the medium sized neurons faintly but selectively. The tractus praeopticohypophyseus is marked by the presence of Herring bodies, which, however, are relatively scarce. The neurohypophysis, in contrast, contains large amounts of neurosecretory material. Both cell types of the preoptic nucleus are characterized by their very strong AChE and -naphthylacetate esterase activity. The AChE also marks the tractus praeoptico-hypophyseus. In the large neurons acid phosphatase is present around the nucleus; in the medium sized neurons this enzyme is concentrated close to the origin of the axon. In the dorso-caudal hypothalamus a small group of neurons is stained with Alcian-Blue. These neurons, which also contain AChE, are located immediately under the ependyma which seems to be specialized in this region.The financial support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft is gratefully acknowledged (We 380/5) |
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Keywords: | Diencephalon Gymnophiona Nucleus praeopticus Neurosecretion Acetylcholinesterase |
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