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Immunocytochemical demonstration of calcitonin-containing c-cells in the thyroid glands of different mammals

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In the thyroid glands of the horse, pig, deer, mole, and rat, C-cells could be demonstrated by means of the immunocytochemical PAP-technique using rabbit antisera against human calcitonin. Only in ruminants, the crossreaction between the intracellularly stored antigen and the antibodies used appeared to be incomplete.

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Cytobiology, Justus Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Federal Republic of Germany

    Sabine Blähser

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Blähser, S. Immunocytochemical demonstration of calcitonin-containing c-cells in the thyroid glands of different mammals. Cell Tissue Res. 186, 551–558 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00224943

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