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Neuroendocrine Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Wild Boar
Author(s) -
Dall'Aglio C.,
Scocco P.,
Ceccarelli P.,
Pedini V.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.1998.tb00211.x
Subject(s) - enteroendocrine cell , gastrin , somatostatin , gastrointestinal tract , biology , endocrine system , medicine , antiserum , endocrinology , pancreatic polypeptide , antibody , enkephalin , cholecystokinin , pancreas , glucagon , secretion , immunology , receptor , hormone , opioid
Summary The presence and the distribution of neuroendocrine cells in the gastrointestinal tract of adult wild boar were investigated. The endocrine cells have been identified by means of immunocytochemical techniques using antibodies against serotonin, gastrin, somatostatin, cholecystokinin (CCK), met‐enkephalin (MET‐ENK), gastric‐inhibitory peptide (GIP) and glucagon. The number of positive cells for each antiserum in each region was evaluated. Results were compared with data present in the literature and obtained previously by us and other authors in swine and domestic mammals (Ceccarelli et al., 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995; Capella and Solcia, 1972; Domeneghini and Castaldo, 1981; Peranzi and Lehy, 1984; Krause et al., 1985).