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B Przybylska-Gornowicz1, B Lewczuk
1Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland. przybyl@uwm.edu.pl
Abstract:
Leu-enkephalin-positive structures in the pig pineal gland were demonstrated immunohistochemically using mouse monoclonal antibody. The pineal glands were obtained from the newborn, 21-day and 7-month old female pig. The immunopositive nerve fibers were observed in the pineal gland as well as in the epithalamic areas. The leu-enkephalin-immunoreactive nerve fibers (single or forming small bundles) were localized mainly in the proximal part of the pineal and they were scarce in other parts. The localization of the fibers points to a central source of this innervation. The study did not show any age-dependent differences in the distribution and density of leu-ekephalin-positive nerve fibers.
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