title: Electron-microscopic study of gamma-aminobutyric acid immunoreactivity in the chief cells of the mouse carotid body.
abstract: The present study shows gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) immunoreactivity in almost all chief cells of the mouse carotid body. GABA immunoreaction products were distributed diffusely in the cytoplasm as well as in the dense-cored granules. These findings suggest that GABA may be localized in the cytoplasm and granules, and may be released from the cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oomori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002344:Carotid Body / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid