title: Distribution of NADPH-diaphorase in the perioesophageal ganglia of the snail, Helix aspersa.
abstract: In this paper we discuss the anatomical localization of NADPH-diaphorase using Nitroblue tetrazolium in perioesophageal ganglia of Helix aspersa. Our results show that the reaction is present in neurons and fibers of the procerebrum, some positive neurons are found in mesocerebrum, and there were positive fibers in the neuropile of postcerebrum and mesocerebrum; likewise, immunopositive fibers were found in the neuropile of pedal, pleural and parietal ganglia. The presence of NADPH-diaphorase in the interneurons of procerebrum suggests the participation of this enzyme in the production of nitric oxide for the processing of the olfactory information, as has been suggested in mammalian olfactory tissue.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Histología, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatría, México D.F., Mexico.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Alvarez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: León-Olea
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Talavera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pellicer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Islas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martínez-Lorenzana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017952:Ganglia, Invertebrate / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006372:Helix, Snails; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007395:Interneurons / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium
chemical_list: D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase