Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Department of Animal Nutrition and Fo...

Neuroendocrine cells are present in virtually all organs of the vertebrate body; however, it is yet uncertain whether they exist in the ovaries. Previous reports of ovarian neurons and neuron-like cells in mammals and birds might have resulted from misidentification. The aim of the present work was to determine the identity of neuron-like cells in immature ovaries of the domestic fowl. Cells im...

1. The bile of germ-free domestic fowl contains taurine conjugates of 3alpha,7alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid (chenodeoxycholic acid), 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid (cholic acid) and its 5alpha-epimer (allocholic acid): that of germ-free pigs contains glycine and taurine conjugates of chenodeoxycholic acid, 3alpha,6alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid (h...