ON THE STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE MEMBRANES BETWEEN CILIATED BRONCHIAL AND NON-CILIATED LYMPHOEPITHELIUM IN RATS

Authors
TATRAI E UNGVARY G ADAMIS Z
Citation
E. Tatrai et al., ON THE STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE MEMBRANES BETWEEN CILIATED BRONCHIAL AND NON-CILIATED LYMPHOEPITHELIUM IN RATS, European journal of histochemistry, 38(1), 1994, pp. 59-64
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cytology & Histology
Journal title
European journal of histochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
1121760X
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
59 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
1121-760X(1994)38:1<59:OTSDIT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The membrane structure of bronchial ciliated epithelium and lymphoepit helium was studied in rats by lectin histochemistry. The lymphoepithel ium, contrary to bronchial ciliated epithelium, did not contain termin al beta-D-galactose residues. Moreover L-fucose and beta-D-Gal (1-3)-D -GalNAc residues, being masked, could be visualized only after enzimat ic digestion of terminal sialic acid. These structural differences in membranes provide a basis for the different functions of bronchial lym phoepithelium.