[Demonstration of sensor nervous endings in the rat thyroid gland].
The nerve sensitive endings or receptors of the thyroid gland have been studied in twenty adult male rats. Their morphology, their acetyl-cholinesterase specific activity, their mono-amino-oxidase activity and VIP were investigated. Few but constant nerve sensitive endings were observed in the thyroid gland. These receptors were subdivided by their morphology in the next groups: pear-shaped receptors with capsule; capsuled spherical receptors located near vascular walls; ovoidal receptors with capsule and glomerular structure; simple or complex mace-shaped receptors without capsule. The acetyl-cholinesterase technique could just show a unique type or receptor, which corresponds with last one described. The mono-amino-oxidase technique can not show any type of receptors. VIP was not localized immunohistochemically in the sensitive endings of the thyroid gland.
Lopez-Muñiz
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Departamento de Morfologia y Biologia Cellular Facultad de Medecina, Universidad de Oviedo, España.
Hevia Llamas
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Pérez-Casas
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D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000294:innervation*
Mise en évidence de terminaisons nerveuses sensorielles dans la thyroïde du rat.