THE MICROSCOPIC AND IMMUNOHISTOLOGIC ANATOMY OF THE ENDOCRINE PANCREAS OF PYGMY AND DWARF SPERM WHALES (KOGIIDAE)

A bstract Histologic studies of pancreatic tissues of one pygmy sperm whale, Kiogia breviceps , and one dwarf sperm whale, K. simus , demonstrated rather typical exocrine pancreatic anatomy. Peroxidase‐antiperoxidase (PAP) techniques determined that the cell composition of the islets of Langerhans r...

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Published in:Marine Mammal Science
Main Authors: Brown, Eileen Dellner, Bossart, Gregory D., Reynolds, John E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1988
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
The Islets
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1988.tb00538.x
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Summary:A bstract Histologic studies of pancreatic tissues of one pygmy sperm whale, Kiogia breviceps , and one dwarf sperm whale, K. simus , demonstrated rather typical exocrine pancreatic anatomy. Peroxidase‐antiperoxidase (PAP) techniques determined that the cell composition of the islets of Langerhans resembled that of other mammals. Within islets, cells secreting insulin (B‐cells) and glucagon (A‐cells), were clearly demonstrated, but, surprisingly, isolated A‐ and B‐cells were also found among pancreatic acinar cells. PAP techniques demonstrated the presence of neuron‐specific enolase within islets, but failed to provide a sufficiently clear reaction to demonstrate the presence of somarostatin‐producing D‐cells. No positive PAP reaction for serotonin occurred.

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