title: Localization of acid phosphatase activity in the medulla oblongata of the small brown dove, Streptopelia senegalensis, and white-throated munia, Uroloncha malabarica.
abstract: In the present study, acid phosphatase activity has been histochemically localized in the medulla oblongata (facialis part) of Streptopelia senegalensis and Uroloncha malabarica. It was noticed that the enzyme is present particularly in the motor nuclei and lysosomes of neuroglial cells of the medulla oblongata. However, enzymatic deposition appears to be somewhat more vigorous in S. senegalensis than in U. malabarica, thereby indicating their respective metabolic turnover and neuronal excitability. Simultaneously, the functional significance has been discussed in the light of differential localization.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000378:metabolism*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000201:enzymology; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000201:enzymology; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000201:enzymology*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000201:enzymology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase