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Sympathetic trunk ganglia (STG) neurons projecting to the urinary bladder trigone of the boar were studied by coupling retrograde tracing Fast Blue (FB) and double-labeling immunofluorescence methods. FB-positive neurons were localized in the L1-S3 STG. Immunohistochemical staining revealed the catecholaminergic (tyrosine hydroxylase-/dopamine beta hydroxylase immunoreactivity) phenotype of the majority of FB-positive neurons, which also preferentially expressed neuropeptide Y. In addition, some of the FB-positive dopaminergic perikarya were immunoreactive for calcitonin gene-related peptide, substance P, vasoactive intestinal peptide, vesicular acetylcholine-transporter, neuronal nitric oxide synthase, somatostatin, and leu-enkephalin. Functional hypotheses have been formulated.
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Gazza, F. et al. (2013). Distribution Pattern and Chemical Coding of Sympathetic Trunk Ganglia Neurons Supplying the Boar Urinary Bladder Trigone. In: Boiti, C., Ferlazzo, A., Gaiti, A., Pugliese, A. (eds) Trends in Veterinary Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36488-4_5
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