Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) immunoreactivity in the olfactory system of a cartilaginous fish. 2012

Sara Ferrando, and Lorenzo Gallus, and Chiara Gambardella, and Andrea Amaroli, and Alessia Cutolo, and Maria Angela Masini, and Mauro Vallarino, and Marino Vacchi
DipTeRis, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. sara131274@gmail.com

Nitric oxide is a regulative molecule with important roles in the olfactory system of vertebrates. Chondrichtyans have a key position in vertebrate evolution and nothing is known about nitric oxide in their olfactory system. Aim of this work was to investigate the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) immunoreactivity in the olfactory system of the shark Scyliorhinus canicula. Because nitric oxide is often related to GABA in the olfactory system, also the distribution of GABA and its synthesis enzyme GAD has been investigated. In the olfactory epithelium scattered cells in the basal and medial zone of the epithelium thickness presented nNOS-like immunoreactivity. In the olfactory bulb the nNOS-like immunoreactivity has been highlighted in nerve fibers around some blood vessels and in scattered GABAergic granule cells. The presence of nNOS in the olfactory system of S. canicula is overall lesser than that described in other vertebrates, even if nitric oxide probably keeps some essential functions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009474 Neurons The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM. Nerve Cells,Cell, Nerve,Cells, Nerve,Nerve Cell,Neuron
D009830 Olfactory Bulb Ovoid body resting on the CRIBRIFORM PLATE of the ethmoid bone where the OLFACTORY NERVE terminates. The olfactory bulb contains several types of nerve cells including the mitral cells, on whose DENDRITES the olfactory nerve synapses, forming the olfactory glomeruli. The accessory olfactory bulb, which receives the projection from the VOMERONASAL ORGAN via the vomeronasal nerve, is also included here. Accessory Olfactory Bulb,Olfactory Tract,Bulbus Olfactorius,Lateral Olfactory Tract,Main Olfactory Bulb,Olfactory Glomerulus,Accessory Olfactory Bulbs,Bulb, Accessory Olfactory,Bulb, Main Olfactory,Bulb, Olfactory,Bulbs, Accessory Olfactory,Bulbs, Main Olfactory,Bulbs, Olfactory,Glomerulus, Olfactory,Lateral Olfactory Tracts,Main Olfactory Bulbs,Olfactorius, Bulbus,Olfactory Bulb, Accessory,Olfactory Bulb, Main,Olfactory Bulbs,Olfactory Bulbs, Accessory,Olfactory Bulbs, Main,Olfactory Tract, Lateral,Olfactory Tracts,Olfactory Tracts, Lateral,Tract, Lateral Olfactory,Tract, Olfactory,Tracts, Lateral Olfactory,Tracts, Olfactory
D009831 Olfactory Mucosa That portion of the nasal mucosa containing the sensory nerve endings for SMELL, located at the dome of each NASAL CAVITY. The yellow-brownish olfactory epithelium consists of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; brush cells; STEM CELLS; and the associated olfactory glands. Olfactory Epithelium,Olfactory Membrane,Epithelium, Olfactory,Membrane, Olfactory,Membranes, Olfactory,Mucosa, Olfactory,Olfactory Membranes
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012754 Sharks A group of elongate elasmobranchs. Sharks are mostly marine fish, with certain species large and voracious. Shark
D052248 Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I A CALCIUM-dependent, constitutively-expressed form of nitric oxide synthase found primarily in NERVE TISSUE. NCNOS Enzyme,NOS1 Protein,Neural Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase,Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase,Nitric Oxide Synthase, Type I,nNOS Enzyme

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