Immunohistochemical study of a dopaminergic system in the spinal cord of the ray, Raja radiata.
Using a specific antibody we have demonstrated the presence of an intrinsic dopamine (DA)-containing system in the spinal cord of a cartilaginous fish. The DA neurons are distributed throughout the spinal cord in the subependymal layer that surrounds the central canal. These cells extend a thick process into the canal and thinner neurites throughout the gray matter; they resemble the liquor-contacting neurons reported for a range of vertebrates.
Department of Zoology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Roberts
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Meredith
D000818:Animals; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D004298:Dopamine