TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Dendritic cells in the tongue and oesophagus of laboratory guinea pig, rat, and rabbit: A light micposcopic zinc iodide-osmium study
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 7
SP  - 9
EP  - 13
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=03010009
KW  - iodide
KW  - osmium
KW  - unclassified drug
KW  - zinc iodide
KW  - animal cell
KW  - animal tissue
KW  - article
KW  - basal cell
KW  - cell maturation
KW  - cell surface
KW  - cell ultrastructure
KW  - cellular distribution
KW  - columnar epithelium
KW  - controlled study
KW  - dendritic cell
KW  - epithelium cell
KW  - esophagus
KW  - esophagus mucosa
KW  - guinea pig
KW  - keratinocyte
KW  - laboratory diagnosis
KW  - microscopic anatomy
KW  - nonhuman
KW  - phenotype
KW  - rabbit
KW  - tongue
N2  - Dendritic cells have been demonstrated in human and animal epithelium and subepithelial tissue. The present study used zinc iodide-osmium, which revealed dendritic cells in the epithelium and subepithelial tissue of tongue and oesophagus specimens of the laboratory guinea pig, rat, and rabbit. In guinea pig and rat tongue, basal and suprabasal dendritic cells were located in the epithelium of the dorsal surface. In rabbit tongue, suprabasal cells, without dendritic processes, were found in the epithelium of the dorsal surface. In the subepithelial tissue, dendritic cells were present; a few dendritic cells were found in the subepithelial tissue of the ventral surface. Dendritic cells were not found within the cornified layer of the epithelium. In guinea pig and rat oesophagus, basal columnar cells, without dendritic processes, were present in the epithelium. In rabbit oesophagus, basal cells, without dendritic processes, were seen in the epithelium; the subepithelial tissue showed dendritic cells. The cells, without evident processes, are probably not yet of typical, mature phenotype.
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