Serotonin and opsin immunoreactivities in the developing pineal organ of the three-spined stickleback,Gasterosteus aculeatus L. |
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Authors: | Dr. Theo van Veen Peter Ekström Lena Nyberg Bertil Borg Ingeborg Vigh-Teichmann Bela Vigh |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine of Oporto and Center of Experimental Morphology, University of Oporto (INIC), Porto, Portugal;(2) Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine of Oporto, 4200 Porto, Portugal |
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Abstract: | Summary Macrophages of the adrenal cortex were studied in normal male and female, ovariectomized and estradiol-injected rats. In normal male rats few macrophages with numerous granules were observed in the zona fasciculatazona reticularis border, and in the zona reticularis. Granules, identified as lysosomes, were limited by a single membrane with a heterogeneous matrix; they exhibited acid phosphatase- and aminotriazole-resistant peroxidatic activities. A larger number of macrophages had identical distributions in normal female rats. In ovariectomized and estradiol-injected rats the number and distribution of adrenal macrophages were similar to those in normal females; however, in spayed animals the number of these cells in the zona reticularis was higher than in the other experimental groups. Lysosomes in macrophages of treated animals were more numerous and their contents more complex than in normal male animals. These results indicate that the adrenal macrophage system is stimulated in experimental conditions involving high levels of circulating estrogens. |
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Keywords: | Adrenal cortex Macrophages Ovariectomy Rat Estradiol administration |
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