title: Thymic Structures Containing Somatostatin.
abstract: Double immunofluorescent staining confirmed co-expression of somatostatin (neuropeptide) and antigen-presenting cells of macrophage origin expressing major histocompatibility complex class II molecules in the intact thymus. The results confirmed cooperation of the neuropeptide and immunocompetent systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biology with a Course of Microbiology and Virology, I. N. Ulyanov Chuvash State University, Cheboksary, Russia, a-irina-l@mail.ru.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Artem'eva
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Sergeeva
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Smorodchenko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D051381:Rats; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D013004:Somatostatin