title: Serotonergic neurons are present and innervate blood vessels in the olfactory bulb of the laboratory shrew, Suncus murinus.
abstract: The distribution and characteristics of serotonin-immunoreactivity in the olfactory bulb of the laboratory shrew (Suncus murinus, insectivore) was studied immunohistochemically. Serotonergic neurons were found only in the subependymal layer of the main olfactory bulb. These neurons were 8-12 microm in size and bipolar in shape. These serotonergic neurons had smooth nerve fibers which innervate blood vessels located mainly in the subependymal layer of the main olfactory bulb. On the other hand, other serotonergic nerve fibers with varicosities, which must be extrinsic, were detected in most olfactory layers except the olfactory nerve layer. This result suggests that intrinsic serotonergic neurons may control blood vessels and varicose serotonergic nerve fibers may act to modulate the olfactory transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Hallym University, South Korea. mhwong@sun.hallym.ac.kr
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Won
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Namikawa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kitoh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000294:innervation*; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000737:chemistry*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D012788:Shrews / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin