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There are divergent opinions about the origin of ureteral motility. It is either a myogenic or a neutral phenomenon. Furthermore, the existence of nerve cells in the ureter is also a controversial question. In the present study we applied immunohistochemical methods to human and porcine ureters in an attempt to clarify the mattern. As neuronal markers we used anti-PGP 9.5 and anti-NSE, and as a glial marker anti-S-100. In the whole mount preparations of pig ureter we observed two neuronal plexuses on both sides of the tunica muscularis. The inner plexus consisted of both nerve bundles and nerve cells, whereas the outer one did not contain any nerve cells. In the human ureter we found a ganglion with nerve cells beneath the tunica muscularis and the tunica adventitia.
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PMID:Immunohistochemical demonstration of nerves and nerve cells in human and porcine ureters. 833 25

The morphology and distribution of the innervation in the duck ureter were studied using AChE histochemistry and PGP 9.5 immunohistochemistry. The density of AChE positive ganglia and neurons was calculated in the adventitial and muscular layers both in young and adult birds. Moreover, in order to investigate regional differences in neuronal density, separate neuron counts and neuron density calculations were performed for the upper, intermediate and lower parts of the ureter, and the data were statistically evaluated. Three nerve plexuses located in the tunica adventitia, in the tunica muscularis and in the lamina propria respectively, were observed. Both in young and adult ducks, the density of adventitial neurons was significantly greater in the lower tract than in the upper and intermediate tracts. The findings of the present study suggest that, in birds, the innervation may play a role in ureteric functions such as epithelial mucosecretion, muscular motility, and closure and/or opening of the ureteric papilla.
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PMID:The innervation of the ureter in the duck (Anas platyrhynchos). A morphological and quantitative study. 1060 50