title: [Evaluation of the density of acetylcholinesterase-positive and intrinsic adrenergic innervation of the uterus in rats].
abstract: According to the Karnovsky and Roots modified by E1 Badawi and Schenk's technique for the acetylcholinesterase-positive innervation and according to the Lindvall and Björklund modified by de la Torre and Surgeon's method for the adrenergic one, we have demonstrated the nervous fibers in the different tissues of the cervix, the corpus and the cornu of the she-rat in pro-oestrus. A statistic evaluation of the density of these nervous networks has been established for the different regions. The study of the histograms demonstrates the predominance of acetylcholinesterase-positive innervation versus the adrenergic one. The evolution of the nervous densities is similar for each tissue in the corpus and the cornu, these of the myometrium are the highest. In the cervix, the acetylcholinesterase-positive fibers dominate over the mucosal and submucosal ones, on the other hand, the adrenergic ones are richest in the muscle. Our morphometric studies confirm statistically the optic observations of the others authors.
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; D000818:Animals; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000294:innervation; D005260:Female; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011359:Proestrus; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014599:Uterus / Q000294:innervation*
chemical_list: D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase
vernacular_title: Evaluation de la densité de l'innervation acétylcholinestérase-positive et adrénergique intrinsèque de l'utérus chez le rat.