Autonomic Innervation of the Equine Urinary Bladder |
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Authors: | D. Prieto,,S. Benedito,,L. Rivera,,M. Herná ndez, A. Garcí a-Sacristan, |
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Affiliation: | Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. |
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Abstract: | The distribution and density of intrinsic autonomic nerve fibers and cells were studied in the equine urinary bladder by means of the peroxidase-antiperoxidase immunohistochemical method to localize tyrosine-hydroxylase (TH), and by means of a histochemical technique to detect acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. The results suggest that the equine urinary bladder, like that of other mammalian species, possesses a rich autonomic innervation which includes catecholaminergic and acetylcholinesterase positive nerves. At least a part of these nerve fibers have an intrinsic origin from ganglion cell bodies within the bladder wall. |
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