title: Morphological characteristics of dopaminergic immunoreactive neurons in the olfactory bulb of the common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus).
abstract: The present study describes the distribution of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-immunoreactive (IR) elements in the olfactory bulb of the common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus), a primate species by immunohistochemistry. We identified six layers of the olfactory bulb of the common marmoset monkey in sections stained with cresyl violet. The majority of TH-IR cells were found in the glomerular layer. A few TH-IR cells were present in the external plexiform and granule cell layers. TH-IR fibers were identified in all layers of the olfactory bulb. The density of these nerve fibers was high in the internal plexiform and granule cell layers. The results in the olfactory bulb of the common marmoset monkey are generally similar to previous reports in some mammals. These data suggest that TH in the olfactory bulb of the common marmoset monkey may play a role in olfactory transmission via the glomeruli like in other mammals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Nonsan 320-711, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Gil
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Nam-Seob
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyoung-Youl
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung-Hyuk
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: In Koo
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Jun-Gyo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Tae-Cheon
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Byung-Hwa
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.forename: Yang-Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Moo Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Won
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002144:Callithrix / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000032:analysis*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; D004298:Dopamine