Scanning Electron Microscopic and Cytochemical Analyses of Alveolar and Peritoneal Macrophages of Mice, Dogs and Cats.
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- OKAMOTO Yoshiharu
- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University
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- TANIGAWA Takahiro
- Departments of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- TANAKA Yoshinori
- Departments of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- KAMEIE Toshio
- Departments of First Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- IINO Akihiro
- Departments of First Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- KASAGI Noriko
- Departments of First Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- MINAMI Saburo
- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University
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Alveolar and peritoneal macrophages (MPs) of mouse, dog and cat were compared in relation to their scanning electron microscopic features and the lysosomal activities of nonspecific esterase, acid phosphatase, and β-glucuronidase. The long spindle shape of peritoneal MPs differed from the spherical form of alveolar MPs in all species. There was no difference in the morphological findings among the three animals. Murine alveolar and peritoneal MPs were strongly positive for all three enzymes. Canine and feline alveolar and peritoneal MPs were strongly positive for acid phosphatase and β-glucuronidase, but weakly positive for nonspecific esterase. These results strongly suggest that acid phosphatase and β-glucuronidase can be used as markers of the MPs in healthy dogs and cats.
収録刊行物
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- Ｔｈｅ Ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ ｏｆ Ｖｅｔｅｒｉｎａｒｙ Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
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Ｔｈｅ Ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ ｏｆ Ｖｅｔｅｒｉｎａｒｙ Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ 60 (10), 1145-1148, 1998
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
