title: Immunocytochemical demonstration of gastric endocrine cells in the stomach gland patch of the koala, Phascolarctos cinerus.
abstract: The relative frequency and topographical distribution of endocrine cells containing gut hormones were studied by immunocytochemistry in the stomach gland patch of the koala. Numerous somatostatin- and a moderate number of bovine pancreatic polypeptide-immunoreactive cells were found primarily in the lower two-thirds of the oxyntic glands. 5-hydroxytryptamine-immunoreactive cells were few in number and scattered throughout these glands. Glucagon-immunoreactive cells were observed only rarely and then were confined to the basal region of the oxyntic glands.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000032:analysis*; D005934:Glucagon / Q000032:analysis; D007106:Immune Sera; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000502:physiology*; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000032:analysis; D010295:Parietal Cells, Gastric / Q000166:cytology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000032:analysis; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D007106:Immune Sera; D012701:Serotonin; D013004:Somatostatin; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide; D005934:Glucagon