Van Aswegen, G.De Vos, ValeriusSchoeman, J.H.Van Noorden, SusanKotze, Sanet H.Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2013-08-292013-08-2920121996Van Aswegen, G, Van Noorden, S, Kotze, SH, De Vos, V & Schoeman, JH 1996, 'The intestine and endocrine pancreas of the African elephant: a histological, immunocytochemical and immunofluorescence study’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 335-340.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22090The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat X Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Histological, immunocytochemical and immunofluorescence methods were employed to study the intestine and endocrine pancreas of the elephant. The histological findings were in line with those in monogastric mammals. In the mucosa of intestine, endocrine cells were immunoreactive to somatostatin, gastrin, CCK, GIP, secretin, motilin, glucagon and NPY. Nerve cells immunoreactive to somatostatin, substance P, VIP, PHI, NPY, bombesin and CGRP were detected. No immunoreactivity to neurotensin was observed. Islets of the pancreas had insulin cells in their cores and glucagon and somatostatin cells in their mantles. The antisera employed failed to demonstrate PP cells in the pancreas, but NPY immunoreactive cells were present.en© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineAfrican elephantEndocrine pancreasHistologicalImmunocytochemicalImmunofluorescenceIntestineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle