title: Immunoreactive avian pancreatic polypeptide in the chicken retina: overall distribution.
abstract: The distribution of avian pancreatic polypeptide (APP)-like immunoreactivity (APP-IR) in the chicken retina was investigated by means of immunohistochemistry. The observation from frozen sections showed that APP-IR is localized in the stratified amacrine cells of the first sublayer. Examination of whole-mounts revealed that APP-IR fibers from a dense fiber plexus at the peripheral margin area and peripheral portion of the retina where they run circumferentially. APP-IR neurons are located in the peripheral portion. From the three-dimensional profiles, APP-IR amacrine cells could be divided into two types.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000378:metabolism*; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C009725:pancreatic polypeptide, avian; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide