Vol. 39, No. 3-4, 1995
ACHE-positive inervation of primary lymphopoietic organs of pheasants after hatching
Kočišová M., Stopek, D*., Siroťáková, M*., Rybárová, S., Jurgová, T**.
Medical Faculty of UPJS
Srobarova 2
040 01 Kosice
Slovak Republic |
* Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Medical Faculty of UPJS
Trieda SNP 1
040 66 Kosice
Slovak Republic |
** Radiodiagnostic and Nuclear Medicine Clinic of LF UPJS
Rastislavova 43
040 01 Kosice
Slovak Republic |
Summary
ACHE-positive innervation of the thymus and bursa cloacalis (Fabricii) was investigated in 48 pheasants of both sexes from hatching until the age of 12 months by means of a thiocholine method modified by El-Badawi and Schenk (1967).
Our observations of the thymus and bursa cloacalis during the period of increased lymphopoiesis revealed an abundance of ACHE-positive nerves not only in the fibrous stroma but also entering the functional portions of the organs mentioned. The involution changes in primary lymphopoietic organs of pheasants are accompanied by a gradual decrease in the number of ACHE-positive nerve structures. A 12-month old pheasant has single ACHE-positive profiles, located mainly in the perivascular topography.
Key words: thymus; bursa cloacalis, autonomous innervation
This article is dedicated to the memory of the late Prof. P. P o p e s k o, DVM, DSc on the seventieth anniversary of his birth.
References
Folia Veterinaria / 1995