introduction: the respiratory system is both a route of entry and exit for toxins and injurious agents, as well as being a target for chemical substances and pathogens. therefore, an understanding of the structure and function of the migratory cell populations of pulmonary tissues including alveolar macrophages is central in a number of important disease processes. this study aimed to identify ...

the histological analysis, disposition and histochemical localization of tryptophan were investigated in the pancreas to compare the cellular organization and histochemical characterization in the pancreas of labeo rohita (hamilton, 1822), mystus vittatus (bloch, 1790) and notopterus notopterus (pallas, 1769) having different feeding habits. histological analysis demonstrated that the exocrine ...

Within the secretory pathway, the family of proprotein convertases cleave inactive precursors at paired basic residues to generate a myriad of biologically active peptides. Within the PC family, PC1/3 and PC2 are well known for their preferential expression within neuroendocrine cells. However, various data now indicate their potential expression in immune cells. The aim of our study was two fo...

T H E aim of histoand cytochemical studies is to identify and eventually to quantitate substances on a microscopic level. This necessitates isolating extremely small areas for analysis, preferably in the intact biological tissue. Physical methods have proven to be of value in this respect, in particular the radiant energy micro-absorption techniques (Fitzgerald & Engstrom, 1952). The field of h...