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Immunocytochemical study of granular duct cells with a hormonally enhanced granular cell phenotype in the mouse parotid gland.
Odontology - 1 Jan 2009
Kurabuchi Shingo, Hosoi Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
In the parotid glands (PGs) of intact male mice (12 weeks of age, ICR strain), immunofluorescence labels for a true tissue kallikrein, mK1, and for nerve growth factor (NGF) were recognized through the subluminal edges of the striated duct (SD) segments and interlobular duct segments. Because of their small size, secretory granules were not detectable by light microscopy in any of the duct cells. Full-fledged...
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