DISTRIBUTION OF SOMATOSTATIN-LIKE REACTIVITIES IN CHICKEN HYPOTHALAMUS
鸡下丘脑内生长抑素样成分的分布

SS (somatostatin) is widely distributed in the bodies of different animals from the low invertabrates (such as protozoa) to vertabrates.The distribution of SS in the brain varies in species.In mammalian brain,except cortex,hypothalamus contains the highest SS level (Zhou,1989).Evidences for SS innervation in the mammalian and human hypothalamus have been obtained by a number of investigators.However,the reports are very few in birds.The present paper disclosed the distribution of SS-like immunoreactivity in the chicken hypothalamus by using immunocytochemical (ABC) technique to provide phylogenetical evidence for a better understanding of SS function.