title: Avian pancreatic polypeptide-like immunoreactivity in ground squirrel hypothalamus.
abstract: The distribution of avian pancreatic polypeptide-like immunoreactivity (APP-LI) within the hypothalamus of the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) was analyzed using the indirect peroxidase-antiperoxidase immunocytochemical technique. Avian pancreatic polypeptide-LI is widely distributed within the hypothalamus of the golden-mantled ground squirrel and in general, the distribution of APP-LI containing neuronal fibers in this species is qualitatively similar to the distribution found in the laboratory rat. This similarity in APP-LI distribution in two rodents from different taxonomic Families suggests that the distribution of APP-LI containing neurons is probably very conservative within the Order Rodentia.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000378:metabolism*; D012589:Sciuridae / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C009725:pancreatic polypeptide, avian; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide