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Lectin binding to Renaut bodies
Author(s) -
Nagao M.,
Oka N.,
Akiguchi I.,
Kimura J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb00140.x
Subject(s) - ulex europaeus , perineurium , lectin , arachis hypogaea , mannose , galactose , biochemistry , fucose , mannan binding lectin , biology , chemistry , anatomy , botany , agglutinin , peripheral nerve
Localization of sugar residues of Renaut bodies in human sural nerves was studied using lectin histochemistry. Lens culinaris specific to mannose and Triticum vulgaris specific to glcNAc bound to the capsular and core portions of Renaut bodies strongly. Arachis hypogaea specific to galb(1‐3)galNAc and Ulex europaeus I specific to L‐fucose bound to Renaut bodies granularly. Lectins specific to galactose or terminal galNAc bound to nowhere. The perineurium showed similar lectin binding to Renaut bodies. Our result suggests that Renaut bodies are rich in mannose and glcNAc. Renaut bodies may be originated from the perineurium.