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Carbohydrate histochemistry of human Brunner's glands
A Crescenzi1, P Barsotti, L Anemona
1I Cattedra di Anatomia ed Istologia Patologica, Dipartimento di Biopatologia Umana, Università, La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
Histochemistry
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
Brunner's glands are known to produce neutral mucins. In order to achieve a better knowledge of their carbohydrate profile, we used five peroxidase-labeled lectins on surgical specimens of human duodenum. This method allowed us to identify at least two different types of neutral mucins in Brunner's glands secretion, thus demonstrating a heterogeneous mucin production. The structure of terminal oligosaccharidic chains in these glycoproteins has also been hypothesized.