Tomiko Nishitani, Yoshihiro Mitoh, Takehiro Yajima, Daisuke Tachiya, Tomohiro Hoshika, Tomohiro Fukunaga, Yoshihiro Nishitani, Ryusuke Yoshida, Itaru Mizoguchi, Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Tadasu Sato
Expression of alpha-synuclein (Syn), a presynaptic neuronal protein, was immunohistochemically examined in intact rat submandibular, sublingual, and lingual glands. The submandibular gland contained abundant periductal Syn-immunoreactive (-ir) nerve fibers. Abundant Syn-ir varicosities were present in acini of the sublingual and serous lingual glands. By confocal laser scanning microscopy, Syn-ir nerve fibers around smooth muscle actin (SMA)-ir cells alone were infrequent; however, those around aquaporin-5 (AQP5)-ir cells alone and both SMA- and AQP5-ir cells were abundant in the sublingual and serous lingual glands...
January 29, 2024: Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology