INNERVATION IN THE RAT THYMUS——AN INVESTIGATION BY SILVER STAIN AND ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE HISTOCHEMICAL METHOD
- VernacularTitle:大鼠胸腺的神经分布——银染色和乙酰胆碱酯酶组织化学的研究
- Author:
Xinting WANG
;
Yiming XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Innervation;
Thymus;
Silver stain;
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE);
Histochemistry;
Rat
- From:
Acta Anatomica Sinica
1957;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The innervation in the thymus was observed by silver stain and acetylcho linesterase (AChE) histochemical method. It was shown by silver stain that nerve fibers constituted a complex network in the thymic medulla. In the cortex and medulla there were AChE-containing nerve fibers. which terminated near or encircled the thymocytes. AChE-containing nerve fibers contacted with mast cells. Some mast cells had AChE-containing substance. This study suggests that the cortex and medulla of thymus are innervated by parasympathetic cholinergic nerve fibers, which may regulate the thymocytes and mast cells.
