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Anatomical localization of sympathetic postganglionic and sensory neurons innervating the pancreas of the cat. 1996

Y Furuzawa, and Y Ohmori, and T Watanabe

Department of Veterinary Anatomy, School of Agriculture, Nagoya University, Japan.

Sympathetic postganglionic and sensory neurons were labeled by injecting a mixed solution of horseradish peroxidase and wheat germ agglutinin conjugated horseradish peroxidase into the splenic portion or the duodenal portion of the cat pancreas. Labeled postganglionic neurons (about 25,000 cells) were located bilaterally in the celiac and cranial mesenteric ganglia (91%), mainly in celiac ganglia, and in the paravertebral ganglia T5 to L7 (9%), especially in T13 to L2. Labeled sensory neurons (about 2,700 cells) were found bilaterally in the dorsal root ganglia T3 to L5, chiefly in T10 to L1. Some differences were found in the localization of labeled postganglionic and sensory neurons between the two portions of the pancreas. Injection in to the splenic portion revealed more labeled neurons in ganglia on the left side, while injection into the duodenal portion gave rise to a greater number of labeled neurons on the right side. Paravertebral and dorsal root ganglion cells innervating the splenic portion were concentrated in fewer ganglia than those supplying the duodenal portion. Compared to the splenic portion, the duodenal portion tended to be innervated by more cranially located neurons in paravertebral and dorsal root ganglia. These neurons probably control the secretion of the endocrine and exocrine pancreas, but the differences in the localization of the labeled neurons between the two portions may be related to the different intraabdominal positions of the two portions of the pancreas.

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
D009475	Neurons, Afferent	Neurons which conduct NERVE IMPULSES to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.	Afferent Neurons,Afferent Neuron,Neuron, Afferent
D010179	Pancreas	A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
D002415	Cats	The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)	Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D004386	Duodenum	The shortest and widest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE adjacent to the PYLORUS of the STOMACH. It is named for having the length equal to about the width of 12 fingers.	Duodenums
D005260	Female		Females
D005728	Ganglia, Sympathetic	Ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system including the paravertebral and the prevertebral ganglia. Among these are the sympathetic chain ganglia, the superior, middle, and inferior cervical ganglia, and the aorticorenal, celiac, and stellate ganglia.	Celiac Ganglia,Sympathetic Ganglia,Celiac Ganglion,Ganglion, Sympathetic,Ganglia, Celiac,Ganglion, Celiac,Sympathetic Ganglion
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
D001370	Axonal Transport	The directed transport of ORGANELLES and molecules along nerve cell AXONS. Transport can be anterograde (from the cell body) or retrograde (toward the cell body). (Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3d ed, pG3)	Axoplasmic Flow,Axoplasmic Transport,Axoplasmic Streaming,Axonal Transports,Axoplasmic Flows,Axoplasmic Transports,Streaming, Axoplasmic,Transport, Axonal,Transport, Axoplasmic,Transports, Axonal,Transports, Axoplasmic