Noradrenergic innervation of the pineal gland--histochemical basis of scintigraphic imaging?
There is first evidence that the adult human pineal gland may be equipped with noradrenergic fibers as is the case in a variety of mammalian species. It therefore appears worthwhile to investigate the capacity of pineal noradrenergic nerves to take up 123I-MIBG, a prerequisite for scintigraphic imaging.
Schröder
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Department of Anatomy, University of Mainz, West Germany.
D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000502:physiology*; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology
D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase; D009638:Norepinephrine