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Tyrosine‐rich crystals in pleomorphic adenomas of parotid glands
Author(s) -
Chaplin A. J.,
Darke P.,
Patel S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1983.tb00346.x
Subject(s) - tyrosine , parotid gland , tryptophan , pleomorphic adenoma , pathology , arginine , chemistry , biology , salivary gland , medicine , biochemistry , amino acid
Histochemical methods for proteins were applied to crystals found in pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid. Positive reactions were obtained with methods for tyrosine, tryptophan, arginine and sulphydryl groups, and indicate a greater complexity of composition than has previously been acknowledged.