Comparative histochemical distribution of nerve fibres storing noradrenaline and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in human ovary, fallopian tube, and uterus
(1986) In Medical Biology 64(2-3). p.57-65- Abstract
Nerves containing noradrenaline were studied by formaldehyde-induced fluorescence and neuropeptide Y (NPY) was visualised by immunohistochemistry in the human ovary, Fallopian tube and uterus. All structures were richly supplied with noradrenergic fibres closely associated with the vascular and non-vascular smooth musculature. NPY-containing nerve terminals were consistently fewer, particularly in the ovary. The best developed nerve supply was found in the tubal isthmus and uterine cervix. Vessels were usually innervated by plexuses of nerves, containing NPY as well as noradrenaline. The discrepancy between the number of the two types of histochemically distinguishable nerves suggests that, if noradrenaline and NPY are co-localised in... (More)
Nerves containing noradrenaline were studied by formaldehyde-induced fluorescence and neuropeptide Y (NPY) was visualised by immunohistochemistry in the human ovary, Fallopian tube and uterus. All structures were richly supplied with noradrenergic fibres closely associated with the vascular and non-vascular smooth musculature. NPY-containing nerve terminals were consistently fewer, particularly in the ovary. The best developed nerve supply was found in the tubal isthmus and uterine cervix. Vessels were usually innervated by plexuses of nerves, containing NPY as well as noradrenaline. The discrepancy between the number of the two types of histochemically distinguishable nerves suggests that, if noradrenaline and NPY are co-localised in one and the same nerve, this is not a constant phenomenon in the human female reproductive tract.
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- Owman, C LU ; Stjernquist, M LU ; Helm, G ; Kannisto, P LU ; Sjöberg, N O LU and Sundler, F LU
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- publishing date
- 1986
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- Fallopian Tubes/innervation, Female, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Humans, Nerve Fibers/metabolism, Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism, Neuropeptide Y, Norepinephrine/metabolism, Ovary/innervation, Tissue Distribution, Uterus/innervation
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- Medical Biology
- volume
- 64
- issue
- 2-3
- pages
- 9 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- scopus:0022921061
- pmid:3528701
- ISSN
- 0302-2137
- language
- English
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- yes
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- a6722228-65f1-4468-905a-895d8056c950
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abstract = {{<p>Nerves containing noradrenaline were studied by formaldehyde-induced fluorescence and neuropeptide Y (NPY) was visualised by immunohistochemistry in the human ovary, Fallopian tube and uterus. All structures were richly supplied with noradrenergic fibres closely associated with the vascular and non-vascular smooth musculature. NPY-containing nerve terminals were consistently fewer, particularly in the ovary. The best developed nerve supply was found in the tubal isthmus and uterine cervix. Vessels were usually innervated by plexuses of nerves, containing NPY as well as noradrenaline. The discrepancy between the number of the two types of histochemically distinguishable nerves suggests that, if noradrenaline and NPY are co-localised in one and the same nerve, this is not a constant phenomenon in the human female reproductive tract.</p>}},
author = {{Owman, C and Stjernquist, M and Helm, G and Kannisto, P and Sjöberg, N O and Sundler, F}},
issn = {{0302-2137}},
keywords = {{Fallopian Tubes/innervation; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Humans; Nerve Fibers/metabolism; Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism; Neuropeptide Y; Norepinephrine/metabolism; Ovary/innervation; Tissue Distribution; Uterus/innervation}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{2-3}},
pages = {{57--65}},
publisher = {{Taylor & Francis}},
series = {{Medical Biology}},
title = {{Comparative histochemical distribution of nerve fibres storing noradrenaline and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in human ovary, fallopian tube, and uterus}},
volume = {{64}},
year = {{1986}},
}