title: Monoclonal antibody to carnosine synthetase identifies a subpopulation of frog olfactory receptor neurons.
abstract: A monoclonal antibody directed against the synthetic enzyme for the dipeptide carnosine was used on cryostat sections of olfactory epithelium from the grass frog Rana pipiens. A subpopulation of what morphologically resembled olfactory receptor neurons were immunolabelled by this antibody. Labelled cells were completely stained, including the cell body, axonal and dendritic processes, dendritic knobs and cilia-like projections from the knobs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, OH 45267-0521.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Crowe
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pixley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D003712:Dendrites / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000201:enzymology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology; D010453:Peptide Synthases / Q000032:analysis*; D011894:Rana pipiens
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D010453:Peptide Synthases; C019844:carnosine synthetase