Histological and Lectin Histochemical Studies on the Main and Accessory Olfactory Bulbs in the Japanese Striped Snake, Elaphe quadrivirgata

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Daisuke KONDOH¹  Nobuaki NAKAMUTA¹  Akimi WADA¹  Kazuyuki TANIGUCHI¹  Daisuke ENDO¹ 

[1] Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020–8550, Japan

关键词: histology;    nervous system;    reptiles;    Squamates;    vomeronasal system;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.12-0484

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(36)Cited-By(2)The main and accessory olfactory bulbs were examined by histological methods and lectin histochemistry in the Japanese striped snake. As the results, the histological properties are similar between the main olfactory bulb and the accessory olfactory bulb. In lectin histochemistry, 21 lectins used in this study showed similar binding patterns in the main olfactory bulb and the accessory olfactory bulb. In detail, 15 lectins stained these olfactory bulbs with similar manner, and 6 lectins did not stain them at all. Two lectins, Lycopersicon esculentum lectin (LEL) and Solanum tuberosum lectin (STL), stained the nerve and glomerular layers and did not stain any other layers in both olfactory bulbs. Four lectins, Soybean agglutinin (SBA), Vicia villosa agglutinin (VVA), Peanut agglutinin (PNA) and Phaseolus vulgaris agglutinin-L (PHA-L) stained the nerve and glomerular layers more intensely than other layers in both olfactory bulbs. In addition, VVA showed the dot-like stainings in the glomeruli of both olfactory bulbs. These findings suggest that the degree of development and the properties of glycoconjugates are similar between the main olfactory bulb and the accessory olfactory bulb in the Japanese striped snake.

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