title: Tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive intrinsic neurons in the Auerbach's and Meissner's plexuses of humans.
abstract: We carried out an immunohistochemical study of the Auerbach's and Meissner's plexuses of the human alimentary tract, using antiserum against tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), a rate-limiting enzyme of the catecholamine-synthesizing pathway. TH-immunoreactive intrinsic neuronal cell bodies were observed in both plexuses in almost all parts of the alimentary tract, being most frequent in the Auerbach's plexus of the lower esophagus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Niigata University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ohama
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ikuta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000201:enzymology*; D005333:Fetus; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009197:Myenteric Plexus / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D013368:Submucous Plexus / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase