title: Atrial natriuretic peptide and vasopressin-presence in the ciliary body of eye in the pig (sus domesticus).
abstract: The aqueous humor is produced in the ciliary body, therefore in this study we investigated the Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and vasopressin (VP)-presence in the ciliary body of the pig eye since these peptide are involved in the homeostasis of body fluids. The results show ANP-presence in the epithelial cells and in the endothelial cells of the blood vessels and VP-presence in the epithelial cells, in the endothelium of canal of Schelmm and in the muscle cells of the blood vessels. These peptides might regulate the synthesis and the composition of the aqueous humor and regulate the hydrodynamic flow and haemodynamic flow of the blood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience (BioNec), University of Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Valentino
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience (BioNec), University of Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valentino
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience (BioNec), University of Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lipari
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience (BioNec), University of Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lipari
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience (BioNec), University of Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000098:blood supply / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D034421:Sus scrofa; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014667:Vasopressins; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor