Article
Lateral cervical (branchial) cyst epithelia express upper digestive tract-type cytokeratins. Polyclonal antibody studies.
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology - 1 Jan 2000
Wild G A, Wille G, Mischke D
Abstract excerpt
The epithelial lining of lateral cervical cysts (LCCs) was analyzed for keratin polypeptide composition by means of high resolution gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting using polyclonal rabbit antikeratin antisera of defined specificity. The keratin phenotype expressed in branchial mass epithelia was found to be homologous to the profiles obtained for the squamous epithelium of corresponding palatine tonsils,...
Topics
- Branchioma
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Epidermal Cells
- Epithelial Cells
- Female
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Humans
- Immune Sera
- Keratins
- Male
- Phenotype