These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Distribution of NADPH-diaphorase in the perioesophageal ganglia of the snail, Helix aspersa.
    Author: Sánchez-Alvarez M, León-Olea M, Talavera E, Pellicer F, Sánchez-Islas E, Martínez-Lorenzana G.
    Journal: Neurosci Lett; 1994 Mar 14; 169(1-2):51-5. PubMed ID: 8047293.
    Abstract:
    In this paper we discuss the anatomical localization of NADPH-diaphorase using Nitroblue tetrazolium in perioesophageal ganglia of Helix aspersa. Our results show that the reaction is present in neurons and fibers of the procerebrum, some positive neurons are found in mesocerebrum, and there were positive fibers in the neuropile of postcerebrum and mesocerebrum; likewise, immunopositive fibers were found in the neuropile of pedal, pleural and parietal ganglia. The presence of NADPH-diaphorase in the interneurons of procerebrum suggests the participation of this enzyme in the production of nitric oxide for the processing of the olfactory information, as has been suggested in mammalian olfactory tissue.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]