PMID- 15353858 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20041109 LR - 20190606 IS - 0916-7250 (Print) IS - 0916-7250 (Linking) VI - 66 IP - 8 DP - 2004 Aug TI - Immunohistochemical study of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the trigeminal ganglia of a crotaline snake Trimeresurus flavoviridis. PG - 1007-9 AB - The immunoreactivity of constitutive endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) was studied in the trigeminal ganglia (TG) of a crotaline snake, Trimeresurus flavoviridis. eNOS immunoreactivity was found in TG neurons of different sizes. The percentage of eNOS-positive TG neurons was significantly higher in the mandibular division than in the infrared-related divisions, the maxillary division and ophthalmic ganglion (p<0.001). These findings suggest that eNOS in the TG of crotaline snakes is involved in constitutive neurotransmission in the TG, and is minimally involved in processing in the infrared-sensory system. FAU - Moon, Changjong AU - Moon C AD - Department of Physiology, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan. FAU - Terashima, Shin-ichi AU - Terashima S FAU - Shin, Taekyun AU - Shin T LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Japan TA - J Vet Med Sci JT - The Journal of veterinary medical science JID - 9105360 RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Endothelium/metabolism MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Neurons, Afferent/metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase/*metabolism/physiology MH - Trigeminal Ganglion/*metabolism MH - Trimeresurus/*metabolism/physiology EDAT- 2004/09/09 05:00 MHDA- 2004/11/13 09:00 CRDT- 2004/09/09 05:00 PHST- 2004/09/09 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/11/13 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/09/09 05:00 [entrez] AID - JST.JSTAGE/jvms/66.1007 [pii] AID - 10.1292/jvms.66.1007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Vet Med Sci. 2004 Aug;66(8):1007-9. doi: 10.1292/jvms.66.1007.