1--The innervation of the liver and gallbladder of Rana ridibunda has been studied by the following methods: (a) demonstration of cholinesterase activity; (b) FIF method for catecholamines; (c) immunohistochemistry for VIP and (d) electron microscopy. 2--The hepatocytes are arranged in regular rows of hepatic cords, very little connective tissue is distributed in the parenchyma, the innervation...

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a cardiac hormone involved in the regulation of fluid balance and blood pressure homeostasis. Using conventional reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction and amplification, preproANP transcript from Rana ridibunda heart ventricle was cloned and characterized. Sequence analysis of the complete cDNA revealed an open reading frame for a 146residue pep...

T H E ultimobranchial body of Hyla arborea L., Rana ridibunda Pall., Pelobates syriacus Boettger, and Bufo viridis Laur., the common anurans of Israel, is a paired organ, situated on both sides of the aditus laryngis. Its development runs parallel to the fluctuating activity of the thyroid (Boschwitz, 1960). (a) In the premetamorphic period of relative thyroid dormancy, the ultimobranchial body...