The formaldehyde-induced fluorescence of the developing hypogastric (main belvic) ganglion of the rat
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Histochemistry and Cell Biology
- Vol. 62 (3) , 249-258
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00508353
Abstract
The development of the hypogastric ganglion of normal and testosterone-treated rats was studied using formaldehyde-induced fluorescence (FIF) method. The fluorescence intensities were recorded microspectrofluorimetrically. In normally developing rats cytoplasmic FIF decreases and cell size increases with age. In testosterone-treated animals FIF increases during 2–6 weeks compared to the controls. The differences between control and experimental rats were significant. The diameters were significantly longer in treated animals in three and four week old groups. Vacuolated neurons were seen earlier in testosterone-treated rats. No changes in FIF or in cell size were noticed in the superior cervical ganglion. The male sex steroid, testosterone evidently influences the catecholamine turnover and cellular growth during development in the male pelvic ganglion.This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
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