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. 1985;242(2):371-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF00214550.

Vasotocin-immunoreactive elements and neuronal typology in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the chicken and Japanese quail

G C Panzica

Vasotocin-immunoreactive elements and neuronal typology in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the chicken and Japanese quail

G C Panzica. Cell Tissue Res. 1985.

Abstract

A Golgi study of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the chicken and Japanese quail revealed in this area a complex neuronal pattern and typology, including specialized dendritic patterns. Immunocytochemical studies provided evidence for the existence of a vasotocinergic system within the SCN, mainly in its rostral portion. Other clusters of immunoreactive elements are located in the lateral and dorsal divisions of this nucleus; they show a different distribution in the chicken and Japanese quail. The present results confirm, in birds, the existence of a morphologically defined SCN, the complex cytoarchitecture of which suggests specialized functions.

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