Immunohistochemical study of the lymphatic vessels in major salivary glands of the rat.
Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn
; 87(4): 177-80, 2011 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-21516983
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to examine whether lymphatic vessels are present in the lobules of major salivary glands in the rat. Immunostaining with an antibody against podoplanin, a lymphatic endothelial cell marker, was performed on sections of the submandibular, sublingual and parotid glands. Light microscopy demonstrated podoplanin-positive lymphatic vessels around the interlobular ducts and the interlobular arteries and veins in the interlobular connective tissue in all of the major salivary glands. No podoplanin-positive lymphatic vessels were found in the lobules. Electron microscopy also demonstrated lymphatic endothelial cells showing podoplanin expression only in the interlobular connective tissue. These findings suggest that the lymphatic system of the rat major salivary glands originates in the interlobular connective tissue, and not in the lobules.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Glándulas Salivales
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Glicoproteínas de Membrana
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Vasos Linfáticos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón