%0 Journal Article
%T Immunohistochemical evidence for the presence of a vasoactive intestinal peptide, neuropeptide Y and substance P in rat adrenal medulla after heat stress
%A Petrovi£¿-Kosanovi£¿ Dragana
%A Koko Vesna
%J Archives of Biological Sciences
%D 2012
%I Serbian Biological Society
%R 10.2298/abs1201007p
%X Immunohistochemistry revealed the presence of VIP-, NPY- and SP-immunoreactivity in the rat adrenal medulla. VIP- and NPY-immunoreactivity was detected in chromaffin and ganglion cells and in nerve fibers, but SP-immunoreactivity was found only in chromaffin cells. After acute heat stress, VIP- and NPY- immunoreactivities in cells and nerve fibers were reduced, probably as a result of the release of these peptides with catecholamines. The absence of SP-immunoreactive ganglion cells in the adrenal medulla suggests that the SP-immunoreactive nerve fibers are extrinsic in origin.
%K Rat
%K adrenal medulla
%K heat stress
%K vasoactive intestinal peptide
%K neuropeptide Y and substance P
%U http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2012/0354-46641201007P.pdf