title: Immunohistochemical localization of calcium binding proteins and some neurotransmitters in myenteric plexus of goat stomach.
abstract: To understand the neurochemical properties of the gastric myenteric plexus of ruminants, the expression patterns of calbindin D-28k (CB), calretinin (CR), substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) were explored in the Korean native goat. In gastric myenteric plexus, CB and SP immunoreactivity were observed in round- or oval-shaped neurons. CR and CGRP immunoreactivity were detected only in the nerve fibers. This immunohistochemical localization of CB, CR, CGRP and SP in the myenteric plexus of the goat stomach exhibited species-specific patterns. These findings suggest that these substances may be directly or indirectly related to the gastric functions of the goat stomach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea. leehss@snu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Heungshik S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young Sam
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Nam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064032:Calbindin 2; D064026:Calbindins; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006041:Goats / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D009197:Myenteric Plexus / Q000378:metabolism*; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000378:metabolism; D013270:Stomach / Q000294:innervation*; D013373:Substance P / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D064032:Calbindin 2; D064026:Calbindins; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G; D013373:Substance P; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide