An immunohistochemical study on the gastro-entero-pancreatic endocrine cells of the cat-shark, Scyliorhinus torazame

두툽상어 (Scyliorhinus torazame)의 위장관 내분비세포에 관한 면역조직화학적 연구

The regional distribution and relative frequencies of gastrointestinal endocrine cells were studied immunohistochemically in the GIT of the cat-shark. Five kinds of endocrine cells were identified in this study. Mostly these cells were of open types, except for glucagon-, BPP- and somatostatin-immunoreactive cells in the stomach which seemed to be of closed type. 5-HT-immunoreactive cells were detected throughout the GIT, and were more freguent than of the other regions. Glucagon-and BPP-immunoreactive cells were demonstrated in the entire GIT except for the duodenum an the rectum, and occurred in various frequencies. A few numbers of Gas/CCK-immunoreactive cells were restricted to the duodenum. Somatostatin-immunoreactive cells were distributed in the whole GIT, and were a few in numbers in the stomach and rare in the intestine, respectly. These results suggest that the pattern of the regional distribution is rather similar to that reported fur previously, but relative number was less frequent than that of other species.

두툽상어의 위장관 내분비세포의 부위별 분포, 출현빈도 및 세포의 종류를 밝히고자 면역조직화학적 방법으로 관찰하였던 바, 5종의 면역반응세포가 동정되었다. 5-HT 면역반응세포는 최고의 빈도로, somatostatin 면역반응세포는 소수의 위부위와 극소수의 장부위에 걸쳐 각각 전장관에서 관찰되었다. Glucagon과 BPP 면역반응세포는 십이지장과 직장을 제외하고 다양한 빈도로 소화관 전체에서 출현하였다. 한편 Gas/CCK 면역반응세포는 소장부위에서 국한하여 소수 분포하였다. 이상에서 두툽상어의 위장관 내분비세포는 부위별 분포에 있어서 다른 종과 유사하였으나, 출현빈도는 다소 낮게 나타났음을 알 수 있었다.