| An immunohistochemical study on the gastro-entero-endocrine cells of the pond tortoise (Amyda sinensis) |
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Jong-beom Kim1, Jae-hyun Lee1, Hyeung-sik Lee2, Nam-soo Lee1 |
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University
2Department of Biology, Daegu Oriental Medical College |
| 자라 위장관 내분비세포에 관한 면역조직화학적 연구 |
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김종범1, 이재현1, 이형식2, 이남수1 |
1경북대학교 수의과대학
2대구한의과대학 생물학과 |
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| Abstract |
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The gastrointestinal endocrine cells of the Pond tortoise, Amyda sinensis were studied immunohistochemically, and somatostatin-, gastrin/cholecystokinin(GAS/CCK)-, glucagon-, 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)-, insulin- and chromogranin-immunoreactive cells were revealed. The characteristic findings of the regional distribution and relative frequency of these immunoreative cells in the gastrointestinal tract of the Pond tortoise were as follows; A few somatostatin-immunoreactive cells were distributed from the segment I to the segment V. GAS/CCK-immunoreactive cells were found from the segment III to the segment VII. These cells were numerous in the segment III and a few in the other segments. A few glucagon-immunoreactive cells were found in the segment I and rare in the segment II. 5-HT-immunoreactive cells were found throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Numerous numbers of them were found in the segment I, while moderate or a few in the other segments. Insulin-immunoreactive cells were distributed from the segment II to the segment IX. Moderate numbers of them were found in the segment VIII and IX, while a few in the other segments. Chromogranin-immunoreactive cells were found from the segment III to the segment VI. Moderate numbers of these cells were found in the segment IV and V, while a few in the other segments. BPP-immunoreactive cells were not observed throughout the gastrointestinal tract of the Pond tortoise, Amyda sinensis. |
| Key Words:
gastrointestinal tract, Amyda sinensis, endocrine cells, immunoreactive cell |
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