PUB - Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld

Dopamine-immunoreactive cells were identified in the stomach of gerbils using a selective antibody against glutaraldehyde-conjugated dopamine In the pyloric area dopamine-containing cells were exclusively localized in the basal part of the mucous membrane, whereas in the fundic area dopaminergic cells were seen throughout the basodistal extent of the mucous membrane, Dopamine-containing cells belong to the class of closed and open type endocrine cells and were found in the fundic area and in the pyloric area respectively. These findings are discussed along with the likely modulatory function of dopamine in peripheral tissues.