title: Immunohistochemical localization of VIP and Met-enkephalin in the rabbit submandibular and sublingual glands.
abstract: The existence and distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), and Met-enkephalin pentapeptide were investigated by means of the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) technique in rabbit submandibular and sublingual glands. In the submandibular gland, VIP immunostaining was observed in some peripheral acinar cells, while in sublingual one VIP positive fibres surrounded semilunes. Ductal cells of both glands were also reactive. These findings suggested a role of VIP in regulating volume and composition of salivary secretion.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare, Università di Camerino, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menghi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zaccone
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scocco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fasulo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine / Q000032:analysis*; D007106:Immune Sera; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D011817:Rabbits; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000166:cytology*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000166:cytology*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine