Nerve growth factor of horsfield's shrew ,crocidura horsfieldi

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Title:	Nerve growth factor of horsfield's shrew ,crocidura horsfieldi
Authors:	Nobuyoshi Nishiyama Chao-Hsiung Wang Takao Hijikata Hiroshi Saito
Keywords:	nerve growth factor Horsfield's shrew (Crocidura horsfieldi) house musk shrew(Suncus murinus) submandibular gland prostate gland immunohistochemistry
Date:	1988
Issue Date:	2011-10-06 11:21:15 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	The content of nerve growth facor (NGF) in the submandibular gland of Horsfield's shrew (Crocidura horsfieldi; C. horsfieldi; Insectivora) showed sexual difference (male>female). Submandibular gland of C. horsfieldi is known to express male dominant sexual dimorphism at the striated duct portion and a relationship to the presence of NGF was suspected. C. horsfieldi and house musk shrew (Suncus murinus; suncus; Insectivora) possessed NGF in the striated duct portion of their submandibular glands. Although suncus has secretory granules in the secretory portion of the submanfibular gland, NGF was not detected at that portion. In the prostate glands of C. horsfieldi and suncus, NGF localization was observed at the epithelial cells and in the lumen. These results support our current hypothesis that large amounts of NGF exist in the striated duct portion of the submandibular gland which possesses male dominant sexual dimorphism. Furthermore, the prostatic NGF localization proved to follow the general rule i.e. NGF is localized at the epithelial cells and in the lumen.
Relation:	嘉南學報 14期：p.A1-A4 轉載 Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin 36(8) : p.3176-3179 (1988)
Appears in Collections:	[Chna Nan Annual Bulletin] Vol.14 (1988)

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