Abstract
The results obtained by topographical studies on the immunoreactive peptide systems in the embryonic and adult avian brain (domestic fowl, domestic mallard, pigeon, Japanese quail, and zebra finch) can be realized only by means of phylogenetical comparisons. The comparative studies mainly demonstrate a fascinating constancy of the immunological properties and the spatial distribution of the neuropeptides. Independent of the development of the neopallium, and the increasing cerebral complexity, the spatial distribution of the neuropeptides, the location of their main perikaryal accumulations which are interconnected by immunoreactive fiber projections (and thereby forming widespread but continuous peptide systems) remain nearly unchanged during vertebrate evolution. The recognition of the neuropeptides as integral parts of the central nervous system is demonstrated by the fact that neuropeptidergic structures connect sensory inputs with central nervous areas as well as with the peripheral endocrinium.
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