Interaction between neuropeptide Y immunoreactive neurons and galanin immunoreactive neurons in the brain of the masu salmon, Oncorhynchus masou
Interaction between neuropeptide Y immunoreactive neurons and galanin immunoreactive neurons in the brain of the masu salmon, Oncorhynchus masou
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neulet.2009.06.067
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发表时间:
2009-09-18
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Oka, Yoshitaka
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作者:
Amano, Masafumi;Amiya, Noriko;Oka, Yoshitaka
We investigated the immunohistochemical localization of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and galanin (GAL) in the brain of the masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou in order to clarify the interaction between these neuropeptide hormones in the brain. NPY-immunoreactive (ir) cell bodies were observed in the ventral and lateral regions of the ventral telencephalon (Vv and VI, respectively), and in the dorsolateral midbrain tegmentum. NPY-ir fibers were observed throughout the brain, mainly in the ventral telencephalon, hypothalamus, optic tectum, and midbrain. GAL-it cell bodies were observed in the nucleus preopticus parvicellularis anterioris (PPa) and the ventral zone of the periventricular hypothalamus (Hv). Both GAL-it and NPY-ir fibers were observed throughout the brain. Furthermore, we examined the interaction between the NPY neurons and GAL neurons by performing double-staining immunohistochemistry. Some GAL-it fibers were in close contact with the NPY-ir cell bodies in the Vv and VI. In addition, some NPY-ir fibers were in close contact with the GAL-it cell bodies in the PPa and Hv. These findings suggest that reciprocal connections exist between the NPY neurons and GAL neurons in the brain of the masu salmon. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.