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A Histochemical Study of the Gas Gland Innervation in the Atlantic God, Gadus morhua
Author(s) -
McLean John R.,
Nilsson Stefan
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta zoologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.414
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1463-6395
pISSN - 0001-7272
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6395.1981.tb00627.x
Subject(s) - gadus , biology , acetylcholinesterase , cholinergic , ganglion , catecholamine , anatomy , adrenergic , sympathetic trunk , medicine , endocrinology , fish <actinopterygii> , enzyme , receptor , biochemistry , fishery
A histochemical study was made of the distribution of catecholamines and cholinesterases in two autonomic ganglia closely associated with the swimbladder of the Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua . The “swimbladder nerve ganglion” comprised large (40 μm) neurones, the majority of which are positive for both catecholamines and acetylcholinesterase. It is argued that these neurones are mainly adrenergic postganglionic elements of sympathetic pathways which pass through the vago‐sympathetic trunk. The “gas gland ganglion” comprised small (20 μm) neurones, positive for acetylcholinesterase but showing no catecholamine reaction. It is argued that these neurones are cholinergic postganglionic elements of the parasympathetic vagal innervation of gas gland cells.