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Nerves of the neuro-intermediate lobe of Etmopterus spinax (elasmobranchi)

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    The neural and intermediate lobes of Etmopterus are separated by a connective tissue membrane, which is absent only in restricted areas.

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    The histology of the neural and intermediate lobes shows similarities with Squalus acanthias.

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    Neurosecretory nerves enter the intermediate lobe either singly or in bundles. They form terminal swellings from which neurosecretory material or hormones probably disappear.

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    “Non-neurosecretory” nerves also enter the intermediate lobe, reaching the intermedia cells of the whole lobe. The nerves are interpreted as a secreto-motor innervation of the lobe.

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    The stainability of nerves in the neuro-intermediate lobe is discussed. It is made probable that the distal parts of the neurosecretory neurons do not become stained with silver, and that the silver-stained nerves present are of a different kind.

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This work was supported by grants from the Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Lund, and K. Fysiografiska Sällskapet, Lund.

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Meurling, P. Nerves of the neuro-intermediate lobe of Etmopterus spinax (elasmobranchi). Zeitschrift für Zellforschung 61, 183–201 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00339669

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