• Applied Microscopy
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.122-129
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• 1995

Pancreatic endocrine cells of the native Korean goat were investigated immunocytochemically at electron microscopic level. All glucagon-, insulin-, somatostatin- and pancreatic polypeptide(PP)-immunoreactive cells were showed chromogranin(CG) immunoreactivity in the secretory granules of each cells. In addition, bovine pancreatic polypeptide immunoreactivity was found to be colocalized in the secretory granules of the glucagon and insulin cells. These observations support that chromogranin is available as the marker of pancreatic endocrine cells on the native Korean goat and BPP colocalized in the secretory granules of glucagon and insulin cells.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.251-259
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• 1988

Regional distribution and relative frequency of endocrine cells in ten portions of the gastrointestinal tract of the Korean native cattle were observed by immunocytochemical methods using specific antisera against chromogranin, serotonin, somatostatin, glucagon, bovine pancreatic polypeptide(BPP), motilin, gastric inhibitory polypeptide(GIP), neurotensin, secretin, gastrin and substance P. The results observed are summarized as follows: In the abomasum, chromogranin-, serotonin-, somatostatin-, motilin-, glucagon-, gastrin-, and substance P-immunoreactive cells were found. Chromogranin-and serotonin-immunoreactive cells were more numerous in the fundic region than pyloric region. Somatostatin- and gastrinimmunoreactive cells were numerous in the pyloric region than in the fundic region. In the small intestine, chromogranin-, serotonin-, somatostatin-, glucagon-, BPP-, motilin-, gastrin-, GIP-, neurotensin-, secretin-, and substance P-immunoreactive cells were detected. Chromogranin-, somatostatin-, GIP- and secretin-immunoreactive cells were most numerous in the duodenum, while BPP-, motilin-, glucagon-, neurotensin- and substance P-immunoreactive cells were rarely seen in the small intestine. In the large intestine, chromogranin-, serotonin- and BPP-immunoreactive cells were widely distributed and most numerous in the rectum. Somatostatin-, glucagon- and substance P-immunoreactive cells were rarely seen in the large intestine.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.333-339
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• 1992

The regional distribution and relative frequency of occurrence of endocrine cells in nine segments of the gastrointestinal(GI) tract of snakehead(Ophicephalus argus) were investigated by immunohistochemical methods using specific antisera against 5- hydroxyptrytamine(5-HT), somatostatin, gastrin/cholecystokinin(GAS/CCK), glucagon, bovine chromogranin, porcine chromogranin and insulin. Four types of immunoreactive cells for 5-HT, somatostatin, GAS/CCK and glucagon were observed in the GI tract. These cells were generally appeared in the mucosal epithelia or located at the interface of the mucosal epithelial layer and intestinal glandular region. 5-HT-immunoreactive(IR) cells were found in segment II, III, IV, V and VI, and the most numerous in segment IV. Somatostatin-IR cells were found in segment II, III, IV and V, and the most numerous in segment III. GAS/CCK-IR cells in segment VI, VII and glucagon-IR cells in segment III, IV, V were detected but a few in these segments. No bovine chromogranin-, porcine chromogranin- and insulin-IR cells were detected throughout the GI tract of the snakehead.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.232-238
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• 1998

The distributions and relative frequencies of bovine chromogranin(BCG)-, serotonin-, and bovine pancreatic polypeptide(BPP)-immunoreactive cells in the pancreas of the duck(Anas plaryrhynchos plaryrhyncos, Linne) were studied immunohistochemically on 23 days of incubation, at hatching, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, 7 weeks, 9 weeks, 10 weeks, and 32 weeks after hatching. In the exocrine portions, the relative frequencies of BCG- and serotonin-immunoreactive cells tend to decrease according to ages. BPP-immunoreactive cells first appeared 1 week after hatching, and thereafter decreased. These cells were mainly observed in the exocrine pancreas and marginal region of the pancreatic islets. In the endocrine portions, BCG-, serotonin- and BPP-immunoreacteve cells disappeared 2 weeks, 9 weeks and 5 weeks after hatching, respectively.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.471-477
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• 1997

The morphological and immunohistochemical characteristics of the adrenal gland of the lion(Panthera leo) have been studied. In the light microscopic level, the adrenal gland was surrounded by thick capsules arid weak development of the zona glomerulosa was detected. Some medullary tissues were directly connected with capsules, however the adrenal gland in the lion 'demonstrated somewhat pseudolobulated appearance. Weakly or strongly stained chromogranin-immunoreactive cells were detected in medullary regions of the adrenal gland of the lion by immunohistochemistry, and weakly stained chromogranin-immunoreactive cells were detected more frequent than strongly stained ones.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.261-270
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• 1990

한국 재래산양의 위장관 내분비세포를 면역조직화학적으로 관찰하였던 바 5-HT, somatostatin, Gas/CCk, glucagon, chromogranin, PP 면역 반응세포들이 동정되었다. 한국 재래산양의 위장관에 있어서 이들 면역반응세포의 부위별 분포와 출현빈도의 특징은 다음과 같다. 5-HT 면역반응세포는 제 4 위 및 유문부에서 보다 대장과 소장에서 더 많이 출현하였다. Somatostatin면역반응세포는 대장과 소장에서 보다 제 4 위와 유문부에서 다수 출현하였다. Gas/CCk 면역반응세포는 유문부에서 가장 다수로 분포하였으며 기타 부위에서는 소수로 출현하였다. 대장과 소장에서는 중등도의 glucagon 면역반응세포가 관찰되었으나, 제 4위와 유문부에서는 소수로 관찰되었다. Chromogranin 면역반응세포는 전 위장관에서 골고루 그리고 아주 많이 출현하였다. PP면역반응세포는 대장에서 중등도로, 회장에서 소수로 분포하였다. Insulin 면역반응세포는 전 위장관에서 관찰할 수 없었다.

• Anatomy and Cell Biology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.266-273
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• 2018

The ganglion cardiacum or juxtaductal body is situated along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve in the aortic window and is an extremely large component of the cardiac nerve plexus. This study was performed to describe the morphologies of the ganglion cardiacum or juxtaductal body in human fetuses and to compare characteristics with intracardiac ganglion. Ganglia were immunostained in specimens from five fetuses of gestational age 12-16 weeks and seven fetuses of gestational age 28-34 weeks. Many ganglion cells in the ganglia were positive for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH; sympathetic nerve marker) and chromogranin A, while a few neurons were positive for neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS; parasympathetic nerve marker) or calretinin. Another ganglion at the base of the ascending aorta carried almost the same neuronal populations, whereas a ganglion along the left common cardinal vein contained neurons positive for chromogranin A and NOS but no or few TH-positive neurons, suggesting a site-dependent difference in composite neurons. Mixtures of sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons within a single ganglion are consistent with the morphology of the cranial base and pelvic ganglia. Most of the intracardiac neurons are likely to have a non-adrenergic non-cholinergic phenotype, whereas fewer neurons have a dual cholinergic/noradrenergic phenotype. However, there was no evidence showing that chromogranin A- and/or calretinin-positive cardiac neurons corresponded to these specific phenotypes. The present study suggested that the ganglion cardiacum was composed of a mixture of sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons, which were characterized the site-dependent differences in and near the heart.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.467-473
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• 1998

The relative frequency and distribution of bovine chromogranin(BCG)-, serotonin-, somatostatin(SOM)-, and S-100 protein-immunoreactive cells in the proventriculus, gizzard and proventriculus-gizzard junction(P-G junction) of the duck(Anas platyrhynchos platyrhyncos, Linne) were studied using immunohistochemical methods. BCG-, and SOM-immunoreactive cells were detected in all ages of this study in the proventriculus and the gizzard, and BCG-immunoreactive cells were also detected in the P-G junction. SOM-immunoreactive cells were detected rarely on occasions only in 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks and 9 weeks after hatching. But no S-100 protein-immunoreactive cells were detected in this study.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.21-25
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• 2015

Gastric neuroendocrine tumors (GNETs, also known as gastric carcinoids) are rare form of hormone-secreting neoplasms that present with varied clinical syndromes. There are four types of GNETs based on size, proliferation, localization, differentiation, and hormone production. Type I GNET is related to autoimmune atrophic gastritis and hypergastrinemia. Type II GNETs are related to multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)-1, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and hypergastrinemia. Type 3 GNETs are not associated with any background pathology, and type 4 GNETs are poorly differentiated tumors. The most useful diagnostic and prognostic marker for gastrointestinal NETs is plasma chromogranin A (CgA) levels. Endoscopic ultrasound is the method of choice to determine tumor size and depth of infiltration. For optimal management, the type, biology, and stage of the tumor must be considered. Here, we provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review of GNETs.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.522-525
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• 2011

조직병리소견과 면역염색결과를 바탕으로 14년령 암컷 시베리아 호랑이의 복막뒤공간에서 발생한 악성부신경절종을 보고하였다. 부신경절종은 동물에서 드물게 발생하는 신경내분비종양으로 주로 자율신경계의 부신외신경절 세포로부터 발생한다. 원발종괴는 복막뒤공간에 요추의 배쪽면을 따라 장방향으로 부착되어 있었고, 장간막림프절, 신장, 자궁, 부신, 폐, 흉선으로 전이되었다. 종양세포는 다각형의 통통한 형태에 과립상의 호산성 세포질을 갖고 있었으며, 섬유혈관 기질에 의해 구획되어 집락(cluster) 또는 둥지(nest) 모양으로 배열된 전형적인 Zell-ballen 형태를 나타냈다. 면역염색에서 synaptophysin, chromogranin A, neuron-specific enolase에 특이적인 양성반응을 보였다. 본 증례는 시베리아 호랑이에서 발생한 악성후복막부신경절종이 전신으로 전이된 최초보고이다.