Immunofluorescence of somatostatin-producing sites in the hypothalamus of the tadpole,Alytes obstetricans Laur. |
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Authors: | Dr Christian Rémy Maurice P Dubois |
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Institution: | (1) Université de Bordeaux I, Laboratoire de Biologie Animale B, 33405 Talence, France;(2) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Station de Physiologie de la Reproduction, Nouzilly, France |
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Abstract: | Summary Three sites of somatostatin-synthesizing perikarya, or a related antigen, were determined by immunofluorescence in the hypothalamus of the tadpole, Alytes obstetricans (Amphibia, Anura). Two sites of neurosecretory perikarya were localized in the preoptic nuclei of the anterior hypothalamus; the axons extended either to the anterior diencephalon or to the median eminence and the pituitary. The third site was found in the posterior hypothalamus. These neurosecretory cells showed a strong immunofluorescent reaction; their axons all terminated at the level of the median eminence. Somatostatin cells were only found in intact or hypophysectomized tadpoles given somatotropin (STH). The strong reaction observed in hypophysectomized tadpoles was possibly due to the loss of the terminal portion of the neurosecretory pathway (median eminence and pituitary) by which the agent is transported to the site of discharge. |
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Keywords: | Hypothalamus Tadpole Alytes obstetricans Neurosecretion Somatostatin Immunofluorescence |
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