Distribution of neurons containing catecholamines in brain of hermit crab Pagurus middendorffii and of king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus Anomura, Decapoda
Kotsyuba, E.P.
Cell and Tissue Biology 6(4): 376-382
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1990-519X DOI: 10.1134/s1990519x12040074
Accession: 036548911
Distribution of catecholamine-containing neurons in the brain of two species of crustaceans hermit crab Pagurus middendorffii and the king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus was studied by immunocytochemical methods using an antibody against tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). In both species of the studied crustaceans, morphologically different types of TH-immunoreactive neurons are detected in cell clusters in brain protocerebrum, deutocerebrum, and tritocerebrum. Similarities and differences in the topography, numbers, and morphology of TH-positive neurons in different brain structures in the hermit crab and king crab are discussed.