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Morphology and Topography of the Celiac Plexus in Degu ( Octodon Degus )
Author(s) -
Kuchinka Jacek,
Nowak Elżbieta,
Kuder Tadeusz,
Szczurkowski Aleksander
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the anatomical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1932-8494
pISSN - 1932-8486
DOI - 10.1002/ar.23167
Subject(s) - plexus , anatomy , adrenergic , cholinergic , nerve plexus , connective tissue , ganglion , biology , morphology (biology) , abdominal aorta , artery , celiac plexus , aorta , pathology , medicine , endocrinology , biochemistry , genetics , receptor
ABSTRACT Here, we investigate the morphology and topography of the celiac plexus components in degu ( Octodon degus ). The study was performed using six adult individuals of both sexes. Macromorphological observations were performed using a derivative of the thiocholine method specially adapted for this study type (Gienc, 1977). The classical H&E technique was used for analysis of the cytoarchitectonic of the ganglion, and the AChE (Karnovsky and Roots, 1964) and SPG (De la Torre, 1980) techniques to observe cholinergic and adrenergic activity. The celiac plexus of degu is located on the ventral and lateral surface of the abdominal aorta, at the level where the celiac artery separates from the aorta. This structure consists of two large and two smaller aggregations of neurocytes connected with postganglionic fibers. Histochemical investigations have demonstrated the mainly cholinergic characteristic of the intraganglionic and postganglionic fibers of the celiac plexus, while the adrenergic fibers accompanied only the blood vessels and neurocytes revealed differentiation of adrenergic activity. Histological analysis revealed that neurocytes occupied about half of the cross‐section area, with the nerve fibers, connective tissue, and blood vessels forming the remaining part. Ganglionic cells were oval, and usually contained a single nucleus, although two nuclei were sometimes observed. Anat Rec, 298:1880–1884, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.