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HISTOCHEMICAL DEMONSTRATION OF MYOEPITHELIAL CELL ACTIVITY
Author(s) -
Travill A. A.,
Hill M. F.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1963.sp001684
Subject(s) - myoepithelial cell , pilocarpine , submaxillary gland , stimulation , alkaline phosphatase , cell , chemistry , endocrinology , medicine , biology , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , immunohistochemistry , enzyme , neuroscience , biochemistry , epilepsy
The specific localization of alkaline phosphatase in the myoepithelial cells of the mouse submaxillary gland was employed to demonstrate the activity of these cells following stimulation. The submaxillary glands of adrenaline‐treated mice contained myoepithelial cells whose diameter was significantly smaller than comparable sections from control or pilocarpine‐treated animals. This observation is discussed and related to the presumed contractility of the myoepithelial cells.