Corticotropin-releasing factor is contained within perikarya and nerve fibres of rat duodenum.
Immunofluorescence microscopic studies revealed a corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) staining within both myenteric plexus perikarya and nerve fibres of the rat duodenum. A CRF-immunofluorescence could be visualized also within nerve fibres close associated with myenteric and submucous blood vessels. Even the lamina propria contained CRF-immunoreactive nerve fibres, which were obviously often localized near the basal lamina.
D000818:Animals; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000294:innervation*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009197:Myenteric Plexus / Q000032:analysis*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000032:analysis*; D009474:Neurons / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone