Open AccessNeuroanatomical distribution of the enkephalinergic and tachykininergic systems in the alpaca brainstem: an immunohistochemical study
Author(s) -
P. Terradillos Sánchez,
Manuel Lisardo Sánchez,
A. Mangas,
Eliana de Souza,
Luís Fuentes Aguilar,
Rafael Coveñas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
folia histochemica et cytobiologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1897-5631
pISSN - 0239-8508
DOI - 10.5603/fhc.a2021.0016
Subject(s) - medulla oblongata , brainstem , pons , midbrain , substance p , medulla , neuropeptide , biology , enkephalin , central nervous system , anatomy , diencephalon , immunohistochemistry , neuroscience , receptor , biochemistry , opioid , immunology
A recent study has shown a close neuroanatomical relationship between the enkephalinergic (methionine-enkephalin) and tachykininergic (substance P) systems in the alpaca diencephalon. In this study, our aim is to show this relationship in the alpaca brainstem.