The endocrine pancreas of Triturus cristatus: an immunocytochemical study.
The endocrine pancreas of Triturus cristatus carnifex was studied with the aid of immunocytochemical methods, showing cells immunoreactive to anti-insulin serum (B cells), a small population of cells immunoreactive to anti-glucagon serum only (A cells), rare cells positive to anti-PP serum only (PP or F cells), and a larger population of cells immunoreactive both to anti-glucagon and to anti-PP sera. B cells lied in the core of the islet, while the A/PP cells were located at the periphery, forming digitations extending into the exocrine parenchyma. D cells were present in small number in the islet while they were more numerous scattered in the exocrine parenchyma. A/PP cells as well as D cells showed one or two long cytoplasmic extensions often in contact with blood vessels.
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Dipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva e Comparata dell'Università degli Studi Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
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Laforgia
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D000818:Animals; D005934:Glucagon / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000378:metabolism; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism; D014319:Triturus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*
D007328:Insulin; D013004:Somatostatin; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide; D005934:Glucagon