Distribution of somatostatin- and neuropeptide Y-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the porcine female reproductive system.
The localization and distribution of somatostatin and neuropeptide Y were studied in the porcine female reproductive system with the indirect immunofluorescence technique. Somatostatin-immunoreactive nerve fibers were observed in different parts of the ovary and in the muscular membrane of the uterus as well as in the mesosalphinx. Somatostatin-immunoreactive neurons were detected in the inferior mesenteric ganglion. Neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity was present in a large number of nerve fibers distributed in different regions of the uterus, oviduct and ovary. The present results suggest that the porcine female genital organs receive innervation by somatostatin- and neuropeptide Y-containing nerve fibers, but their exact functional role remains to be established.
Department of Anatomy, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Häppölä
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Lakomy
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Majewski
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Yanaihara
D000818:Animals; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000294:innervation; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000166:cytology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000166:cytology / Q000294:innervation; D009215:Myometrium / Q000166:cytology / Q000294:innervation; D009411:Nerve Endings / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000032:analysis*; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology* / Q000294:innervation; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000032:analysis*; D013552:Swine; D014599:Uterus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000294:innervation
D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D013004:Somatostatin