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Distribution of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine β‐hydroxylase (DBH) immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of two chondrostean fishes ( Acipenser baeri and Huso huso )
Author(s) -
Adrio Fátima,
Anadón Ramón,
RodríguezMoldes Isabel
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of comparative neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1096-9861
pISSN - 0021-9967
DOI - 10.1002/cne.10256
Subject(s) - biology , diencephalon , locus coeruleus , catecholaminergic , cerebrum , forebrain , catecholaminergic cell groups , reticular formation , midbrain , anatomy , tyrosine hydroxylase , tegmentum , brainstem , huso , sturgeon , hypothalamus , dopamine , central nervous system , endocrinology , neuroscience , fishery , fish <actinopterygii>
To obtain a better understanding of the evolution of the brain catecholaminergic systems of fishes, we have examined the distribution of catecholamine‐synthesizing enzymes in two species of sturgeon ( Acipenser baeri and Huso huso ) using antibodies against tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine‐β ‐hydroxylase (DBH; only analyzed in Acipenser ). Both sturgeons showed TH‐immunoreactive (THir) neurons widely distributed in most regions of the brain, the highest number of THir cells being located in the forebrain (olfactory bulb, preoptic area, and posterior tuberculum). THir cells were also seen in other forebrain areas (retrobulbar area, dorsal and ventral telencephalic areas, hypothalamus, ventral thalamus, pretectal area) and in the brainstem (locus coeruleus, viscerosensory area, caudal reticular formation, and area postrema). Immunoreactive fibers and varicosities showed a wide distribution, being particularly abundant in the diencephalon and mesencephalon. DBH‐immunoreactive (DBHir) cells were observed in the anterior tuberal nucleus, where these cells were TH‐negative, and in the locus coeruleus and the caudal rhombencephalon (vagal reticular formation), where the DBHir cells were also THir. DBHir fibers were scarce in the telencephalon and very abundant in the diencephalon, mesencephalon, and rhombencephalon. The comparative analysis of the catecholaminergic systems of chondrosteans and those observed in other groups of fishes and tetrapods indicate a similar organization of many nuclei, as well as characteristics that are probably primitive, such as the presence of a large number of forebrain catecholaminergic groups. J. Comp. Neurol. 448:280–297, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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