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A study of general innervation of the human adrenal cortex using PGP 9.5 immunohistochemistry. 1994

A M McNicol, and J Richmond, and B G Charlton

University Department of Pathology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary University, NHS Trust, UK.

Immunohistochemical detection of the neurone-specific ubiquitin hydrolase protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5) has been applied to the normal adult human adrenal cortex to define overall patterns of innervation. Three distinct types of nerve morphology were noted in the cortex: large nerve trunks traversing the cortex to the medulla, a complex, branching network of slender nerve bundles and individual nerve fibres. These were more abundant in the head and body than in the alae and tail. Varicosities suggested local neurotransmitter release. Nerve fibres were also identified in the muscular wall of the central vein, which are apparently neither noradrenergic nor cholinergic. These data are in support of a direct role for nerves in the control of adrenocortical function and/or vascular responses in man.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007150	Immunohistochemistry	Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents.	Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D009420	Nervous System	The entire nerve apparatus, composed of a central part, the brain and spinal cord, and a peripheral part, the cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia, and plexuses. (Stedman, 26th ed)	Nervous Systems,System, Nervous,Systems, Nervous
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000302	Adrenal Cortex	The outer layer of the adrenal gland. It is derived from MESODERM and comprised of three zones (outer ZONA GLOMERULOSA, middle ZONA FASCICULATA, and inner ZONA RETICULARIS) with each producing various steroids preferentially, such as ALDOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; and ANDROSTENEDIONE. Adrenal cortex function is regulated by pituitary ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN.	Cortex, Adrenal
D013869	Thiolester Hydrolases		Hydrolases, Thiolester
D043222	Ubiquitin Thiolesterase	A thioester hydrolase which acts on esters formed between thiols such as DITHIOTHREITOL or GLUTATHIONE and the C-terminal glycine residue of UBIQUITIN.	Neuron Cytoplasmic Protein 9.5,PARK5 Protein,Parkinson Disease 5 Protein,UCHL1 Protein,Ubiquitin C-Terminal Esterase,Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase,Ubiquitin Carboxy-Terminal Esterase,Ubiquitin Carboxy-Terminal Hydrolase,Ubiquitin Carboxyl-Terminal Hydrolase Isozyme L1,Uch-L1 Protein,C-Terminal Esterase, Ubiquitin,C-Terminal Hydrolase, Ubiquitin,Carboxy-Terminal Esterase, Ubiquitin,Carboxy-Terminal Hydrolase, Ubiquitin,Esterase, Ubiquitin C-Terminal,Esterase, Ubiquitin Carboxy-Terminal,Hydrolase, Ubiquitin C-Terminal,Hydrolase, Ubiquitin Carboxy-Terminal,Thiolesterase, Ubiquitin,Ubiquitin C Terminal Esterase,Ubiquitin C Terminal Hydrolase,Ubiquitin Carboxy Terminal Esterase,Ubiquitin Carboxy Terminal Hydrolase,Ubiquitin Carboxyl Terminal Hydrolase Isozyme L1,Uch L1 Protein