title: NADPH diaphorase-positive neurons in the intracardiac plexus of human, monkey and canine right atria.
abstract: Distribution of nitric oxide synthase in intracardiac ganglion cells located in human, monkey and canine right atria was histologically investigated using the reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) diaphorase method and acetylcholinesterase histochemistry. In the intracardiac ganglion, many large neurons exhibited both positive reactions, whereas some of the NADPH diaphorase-positive small neuronal cells were shown with negative acetylcholinesterase reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Shiga University of Medical Sciences, Ohtsu, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Toda
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D048429:Cell Size; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005724:Ganglia / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D006321:Heart / Q000294:innervation*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000294:innervation; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008251:Macaca; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology*; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase