TY - JOUR N2 - The present study investigated the chemical coding of neurons and nerve fibres in local laryngeal ganglia in pigs (n=5) using double-labelling immunohistochemistry. Virtually all the neurons were cholinergic in nature (ChAT- or VAChT-positive). Only very solitary, small nerve cells (presumably representing interneurons) stained intensely for adrenergic marker, DβH. Many neurons also contained immunoreactivity for NOS (91%), VIP (62.7%), NPY (24.7%), galanin (10%), SP (1.3%) and CGRP (5.3%). No neurons expressing somatostatin or Leu-enkephalin were observed. Nearly all the neuronal somata were densely supplied with varicose cholinergic nerve terminals, which presumably represented preganglionic axons, and some of them were also closely apposed with CGRP- and/or SP-positive varicose nerve endings, which were putative collaterals of extrinsic primary sensory fibres. In conclusion, this study has revealed that intrinsic neurons in the porcine larynx, like in many other mammalian species studied, should be classified as parasympathetic cholinergic neurons expressing biologically active substances, predominantly NOS and VIP. Furthermore, they are likely to receive inputs from not only preganglionic neurons but also primary sensory nerve cells. Finally, it appears that the information on the occurrence of the local laryngeal ganglia should be regularly included in textbooks dealing with the cranial portion of the parasympathetic nervous system in mammals. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/123698/PDF/16%20_%20Sienkiewicz.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/123698 PY - 2022 IS - No 2 EP - 334 DO - 10.24425/pjvs.2022.141818 KW - larynx KW - intrinsic neurons KW - pig KW - immunohistochemistry KW - biologically active substances A1 - Sienkiewicz, W. A1 - Klimczuk, M. A1 - Gulbinowicz-Gowkielewicz, M. A1 - Lepiarczyk, E. A1 - Kaleczyc, J. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences PB - University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn VL - vol. 25 DA - 2022.07.10 T1 - Immunohistochemical characterization of nerve elements in porcine intrinsic laryngeal ganglia SP - 325 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/123698 T2 - Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences ER -