[Localization of NADPH-diaphorase and choline acetyltransferase in the central nervous system of the bivalve mollusk Mactra sulcatoria].
The presence of NADPH-diaphorase and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) in all ganglia of the Mactra sulcatoria was demonstrated by histochemical and electron histochemical methods. Pecularities of cholinergic and nitrergic neurons localization were revealed in nervous ganglia, and their relative content there was estimated. It was established that in reaction to ChAT only large neurons were marked. Ultrastructural localization of NADPH-diaphorase and ChAT was determined in neurons and neuropile. The data obtained testify that NADPH-diaphorase and ChAT are located in different types of nervous cells. The opportunity of functional cooperation in activity of cholinergic and nitrergic systems in mollusks is discussed.
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D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism*; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008974:Mollusca / Q000378:metabolism*; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism
D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase