Occurrence of neuropeptides and tyrosine hydroxylase in the olfactory epithelium of the lesser-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula Linnaeus, 1758)

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• 作者：Daniele Zaccone^a ; ^{zacconed@unime.it"" rel=""nofollow} ; Patrizia Lo Cascio^b ; Rita Lauriano^b ; Simona Pergolizzi^b ; Alessandra Sfacteria^c ; Fabio Marino^c
• 关键词：Olfactory epithelium ; Olfactory sensory neurons ; Olfactory bulb ; Neuropeptides ; Intraepithelial nerves ; Spotted catshark
• 刊名：Acta Histochemica
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：November 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：113
• 期：7
• 页码：717-722
• 全文大小：1171 K

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Immunohistochemical studies using antisera against various neuropeptides (Substance P, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, and cholecystokinin octapeptide) and tyrosine hydroxylase revealed both olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) polymorphisms and transepithelial–subepithelial nerves in the olfactory epithelium of the cartilaginous fish, Scyliorhinus canicula. This study provides the first evidence of three morphological types of OSNs within the olfactory epithelium of cartilaginous fish that are similar to those found in the teleosts. In fishes there is evidence that OSNs differ functionally, including their differential olfactory bulb projections and molecular properties. The Substance P positive olfactory neurons in S. canicula may have a separate bulbar projection site that is not known, but may indicate a characteristic found in olfactory neuron subtypes in both lampreys and teleost fish. Numerous Substance P immunopositive nerves are found at the base of and in the olfactory epithelium. Some of them were observed to extend outwards almost reaching the epithelial surface. Their presumptive origin from the trigeminal nerve and their interrelationship with chemosensory cells in the nasal passages of vertebrates are discussed.