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ACTA HISTOCHEMICA
Volume 116, Issue 1, Pages 70-78Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2013.05.005
Keywords
G-protein alpha subunits; Immunohistochemistry; Mudskipper; Periophthalmus; Olfactory organ; Morphology
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The study provides the first comprehensive information on the immunohistochemistry and ultrastructure of the olfactory receptor neurons (URNS) in the mudskipper, Periophthalmus barbarus. The olfactory sensory epithelium is in the form of islets which cover part of the olfactory canal running from the upper lip toward the eye, where large single accessory nasal sacs occur. Within the islets, microvillous, ciliated and crypt ORNs were observed as well as giant cells and sparse non-sensory ciliated cells. Around the islets and in the walls of accessory nasal sacs, there are epidermal cells with microridges typical of fish epidermis. Close to the entrance to the accessory nasal sac, in the non-sensory epithelium of the nasal cavity and the skin epithelium covering the olfactory organ, areas of solitary chemosensory cells (SCCs) are reported for the first time. The distribution of the various URN cell types is assessed through the immunohistochemistry against olfactory receptor coupled G-proteins. The ciliated ORNs were labeled by G alpha olf/s antibody. The ORNs with microvilli and crypt cells were G alpha i-3 immunoreactive. (C) 2013 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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