Enzyme-histochemical demonstration of lymphatic vessels in the golden hamster periodontium: An attempt to reactivate the 5'-nucleotidase activity with Mg++ ion supply

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 387-391

  Nara, Eisuke ^a   Osawa, Tokuji ^a   Liang, Jung Chou ^a   Wang, Yaoguang ^a   Nozaka, Yohichiro ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5' nucleotidase; Backscattered electron imaging; Golden hamster; Lymphatic vessel; Periodontium

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

BACKSCATTERING; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

5'-NUCLEOTIDASE; ALVEOLAR BONES; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS; GOLDEN HAMSTER; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; PERIODONTIUM; STAINING METHOD; TUBULAR STRUCTURES;

ENZYMES;

EID: 0034098031     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023819     Document Type: Article

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