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Anat Rec (Hoboken)

Title:		Structure and chemical organization of the accessory olfactory bulb in the goat
Author(s):		Mogi K; Sakurai K; Ichimaru T; Ohkura S; Mori Y; Okamura H;
Address:		"Laboratory of Neurobiology, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan"
Journal Title:		Anat Rec (Hoboken)
Year:		2007
Volume:		290
Issue:		3
Page Number:		301 - 310
DOI:		10.1002/ar.20505
ISSN/ISBN:		1932-8486 (Print) 1932-8486 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The structure and chemical composition of the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB) were examined in male and female goats. Sections were subjected to either Nissl staining, Kluver-Barrera staining, lectin histochemistry, or immunohistochemistry for nitric oxide synthase (NOS), neuropeptide Y (NPY), tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH), and glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD). The goat AOB was divided into four layers: the vomeronasal nerve layer (VNL), glomerular layer (GL), mitral/tufted (M/T) cell layer (MTL), and granule cell layer (GRL). Quantitative and morphometric analyses indicated that a single AOB contained 5,000-8,000 putative M/T cells with no sex differences, whereas the AOB was slightly larger in males. Of the 21 lectins examined, 7 specifically bound to the VNL and GL, and 1 bound not only to the VNL, but also to the MTL and GRL. In either of these cases, no heterogeneity of lectin staining was observed in the rostrocaudal direction. NOS-, TH-, DBH-, and GAD-immunoreactivity (ir) were observed in the MTL and GRL, whereas NPY-ir was present only in the GRL. In the GL, periglomerular cells with GAD-ir were found in abundance, and a subset of periglomerular cells containing TH-ir was also found. Double-labeling immunohistochemistry revealed that virtually all periglomerular cells containing TH-ir were colocalized with GAD-ir"
Keywords:		Animal Communication Animals Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase/analysis Female Glutamate Decarboxylase/analysis Goats/*anatomy & histology/metabolism Immunohistochemistry Lectins/analysis Male Neuropeptide Y/analysis Nitric Oxide Synthase/analysis Olfactory Bulb/;
Notes:		"MedlineMogi, Kazutaka Sakurai, Katsuyasu Ichimaru, Toru Ohkura, Satoshi Mori, Yuji Okamura, Hiroaki eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2007/05/26 Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2007 Mar; 290(3):301-10. doi: 10.1002/ar.20505"