al-Shawaf A A, Kendall M D, Cowen T
Department of Biochemistry, U.M.D.S., London.
J Anat. 1991 Feb;174:131-43.
Sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation of the rat thymus is described using immunohistochemical, fluorescence histochemical and histochemical methods. Sympathetic innervation was found to enter the gland with the vasculature and to be distributed mainly in the subcapsular and corticomedullary junctional areas of the cortex. The parasympathetic innervation was also found to enter the gland with the vasculature, but was distributed to both cortex and medulla. Acetylcholinesterase-positive staining cells were seen in the medulla. Ideas about the function of thymus innervation are discussed.
采用免疫组织化学、荧光组织化学和组织化学方法描述了大鼠胸腺的交感神经和副交感神经支配。发现交感神经支配随血管进入腺体，主要分布在皮质的被膜下和皮质髓质交界区域。还发现副交感神经支配也随血管进入腺体，但分布于皮质和髓质。在髓质中可见乙酰胆碱酯酶阳性染色细胞。文中讨论了关于胸腺神经支配功能的观点。
