Ontogenetic development of the caudal neurosecretory system in the Chum Salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, with regard to its ultrastructural changes and with relation to neuropeptide Y-immunoreactive fibers

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The ontogeny of the caudal neurosecretory cells (Dahlgren cells) in the caudal spinal cord of the chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, was examined by conventional electron microscopy and with immunohistochemistry for urotensins (U) and neuropeptide Y (NPY). The precursors of the Dahlgren cells first appeared as agranular ovoid cells in the caudal region of the neural tube of 40-day-old embryos about one week before hatching. The occurrence of cytoplasmic granules in the immature Dahlgren cells became evident by the 14th day after hatching. At this moment, the U-positive reaction was merely demonstrated in some of the granules. Close association of NPY-positive fibers with the caudal neurosecretory structures was recognizable in 1-month-old larvae. Thus, it is apparent that the salmon Dahlgren cells start their secretory activity (production of the secretory granules) in early larval stages and that, thereafter, NPYergic afferent innervation of the caudal neurosecretory system becomes evident.

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Oka, S., Chiba, A., & Honma, Y. (2000). Ontogenetic development of the caudal neurosecretory system in the Chum Salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, with regard to its ultrastructural changes and with relation to neuropeptide Y-immunoreactive fibers. Zoological Science, 17(1–12), 103–109. https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.17.103

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