title: Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide immunoreactive nerves in the gill arch of teleost fish, Carassius auratus L.
abstract: The localization of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-immunoreactive (ir) nerve cell bodies and fibers has been studied in the gill arches of goldfish (Carassius auratus, L.) using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) immunohistochemical method. It was found that VIP-ir nerve cell bodies are localized in connective tissue on the oral side of the gill arch; these cells were present as single cells, in couples or as small clusters. Moreover, a dense network of VIP-ir fibers was observed beneath the lining epithelium of the raker cushion. The possible involvement of this peptide in mucus secretion in the gill arches of teleost is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Structures, Functions and Biological Technologies, University of Naples, Federico II, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Girolamo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arcamone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosica
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gargiulo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001934:Branchial Region / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology / Q000294:innervation*; D005880:Gills / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology / Q000294:innervation*; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D006054:Goldfish / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide