The differential staining patterns of two lectins in the accessory olfactory bulb of the rat.
We examined the binding sites of Bandeiraea simplicifolia lectin I (BSL-I) and Vicia villosa agglutinin (VVA) which bind to the vomeronasal nerve of the rat. BSL-I stained the whole vomeronasal nerve and glomerular layers. VVA strongly stained the posterior 2/3, but weakly stained the anterior 1/3 of the glomerular layer. These results indicate that the glomeruli of the rat AOB have two subdivisions revealed by lectin histochemistry using BSL-I and VVA.
D000818:Animals; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D037102:Lectins; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000294:innervation*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000737:chemistry*; D037121:Plant Lectins; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013194:Staining and Labeling
C045475:Griffonia simplicifolia lectins; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; C042242:Vicia lectins