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Immunocytochemical study of the lung of domestic fowl and pigeon: endocrine cells and nerves

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the presence of endocrine cells and nerves in the lung of 2 avian species (Gallus gallus and Columba livia domestica) has been studied by peroxidase-antiper-oxidase (PAP) and avidin-biotin complex (ABC) immunocytochemical methods at the light-microscopic level. Two immunoreactive cell-types have been identified in the epithelium of the primary and secondary bronchi of chick lung: serotonin- and bombesin-immunoreactive cells; and 3 cell-types, namely, serotonin-, bombesin- and CGRP-(calcitonin gene related peptide) immunoreactive cells, have been located in the bronchial epithelium of pigeon lung. Co-localization of 2 different immunoreactivities within the same cell has not been detected. VIP-immunoreactive nerves have been observed in different locations in chick lung.

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    J. López, M. A. Barrenechea, M. A. Burrell & P. Sesma

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López, J., Barrenechea, M.A., Burrell, M.A. et al. Immunocytochemical study of the lung of domestic fowl and pigeon: endocrine cells and nerves. Cell Tissue Res 273, 89–95 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00304615

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