ISSN:
1432-0878
Keywords:
Shark
;
Heterodontus
;
Chromaffin tissue
;
Adrenergic cardioregulation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A study has been made of catecholamine stores that may be involved in cardiac regulation in the shark Heterodontus portusjacksoni. The anatomy of the anterior chromaffin bodies associated with the sympathetic chain is described. A fluoresent histochemical study shows that the chromaffin cells contain a monoamine, probably noradrenaline. The chromaffin cells have a fine structure comparable to that of chromaffin cells in other vertebrates. The heart is devoid of histochemically-demonstrable chromaffin cells or adrenergic nerve fibres, with the exception of a very sparse adrenergic innervation of the sinus venosus. It is argued that adrenergic control of the heart in Heterodontus might occur via amines released from the anterior chromaffin masses into the blood in the posterior cardinal sinus, which is then aspirated directly into the heart.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00306963
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