Identification of galanin-immunoreactive cells in the anterior pituitary of male monkeys (Macaca fascicularis).
The localization of galanin (GAL) was studied in the anterior pituitary of adult male macaque monkeys immunohistochemically. GAL-immunoreactive fiber bundles were noted in the posterior lobe of the pituitary. Cells immunoreactive for GAL were observed in the anterior lobe, and colocalization studies revealed that GAL-like immunoreactivity was present in gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs. The differences among the monkey, human and rat in GAL-immunoreactive localization may indicate that the regulation of GAL in the three species differs.
Niimi
M
M
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kagawa Medical School, Japan.
Murao
K
K
Takahara
J
J
Kawanishi
K
K
D000818:Animals; D019004:Galanin; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008297:Male; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000378:metabolism; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D013552:Swine / Q000276:immunology
D009479:Neuropeptides; D010455:Peptides; D019004:Galanin