Survey of the Innervation of the Epiphysis Cerebri and the Accessory Pineal Organs of Vertebrates

Recherche de l'origine des fibres nerveuses extra-orthosympathiques innervant l'épiphyse du rat (étude du transport rétrograde de la peroxydase de raifort)

“…' D'autres observations montrent que l'activité de la pinéale est également modulée par des influences olfactives (Miline, Deveéerski et Krstié, 1963 ; Ellison, 1970 ;Dafny, 1977) ou auditives (Dafny, 1977 ;Burks et Dafny, 19771. Des modifications du comportement chez les animaux épiphysectomisés ou recevant des extraits pinéaux (McKinney, Vaughan et Reiter, 1975) ont été mises en évidence. Enfin, l'épiphyse possède des interrelations avec le noyau suprachiasmatique qui est à l'origine des rythmes biologiques endogènes (Moore et Lenn, 1972 ; Eichler, 1972 ; Klein, 1974 ;Klein, 1978 ;Rusak et Zucker, 1979 Oison, 1971Oison, , 1973Kuypers, Kievit et Groen-Klevant, 1974 ;Lavail, Winston et Tish, 1973 ;Lavail et Lavail, 1974 (Kappers, 1960(Kappers, , 1965 (Pfister et al, 1975(Pfister et al, , 1978 …”

The Pinealocyte-A Paraneuron ? A Review

“…We have 1. Origin of the pinealocyte Early ontogenetic studies summarized by STUDNICKA (1905), TILNEY and WARREN (1919) and BARGMANN (1943) and confirmed by KAPPERS (1960), OKSCHE (1965), KELLY (1971) and CLABOUGH (1973), indicate that the pineal complex of vertebrates develops from a tubular evagination of the diencephalic roof. In the newt, a proliferation zone is the same source of new cells for the developing pineal organ and for the anterior margin of the subcommissural organ.…”

“…Nerve cells and a central nervous connection between the pineal organ and the brain are absent in mammals. Figures slightly modified from STUDNICKA (1905), the mammalian pineal organ modified from KAPPERS (1960). b.…”

“…Many studies have been done concerning the structure, innervation, biochemistry and function of the mammalian pineal organ and it is impossible to give an exhaustive list of references (see WURTMAN et al, 1968;KAPPERS, 1969KAPPERS, , 1971KAPPERS et al, 1974;WOLSTENHOLME and KNIGHT, 1971;QUAY, 1974).…”

“…A survey of the innervation of the pineal complex was given by KAPPERS (1965). More recently ROMIJN (1975) has shown two types of postganglionic nerve endings in the pineal organ of the rabbit: noradrenergic (sympathetic) and cholinergic (parasympathetic) fibers.…”