Cytochemical findings in human nonneoplastic blood and tonsillar B and T lymphocytes.
Am J Clin Pathol
; 69(3): 314-8, 1978 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-345798
ABSTRACT
The cytochemical profiles of B and T lymphocytes from the bloods of eight normal donors and the tonsils of three normal individuals were studied. An intense and localized alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase (alpha-NAE) activity was found in the majority of blood and tonsillar T lymphcytes, in contrast to the very low alpha-NAE activity observed in the blood and tonsillar B lymphocytes. A very low percentage of tonsillar B lymphocytes had beta-glucuronidase (betaG) activity, while relatively normal betaG activity was observed in the tonsillar T lymphocytes and the blood B and T lymphocytes. Acid phosphatase (AcP) activities were found to be similar in both B and T lymphocytes from blood and tonsils. These findings suggest that the alpha-NAE reaction may be useful as a cytochemical marker for distinguished B from T lymphocytic proliferations. They also revealed that there is no appreciable difference in AcP and betaG activity between B and T lymphocytes obtained from the blood of normal donors.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Palatine Tonsil
/
B-Lymphocytes
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T-Lymphocytes
/
Esterases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Clin Pathol
Year:
1978
Type:
Article