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Argyrophile and argentaffin reactions in individual granules of enterochromaffin cells of the guinea pig

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Successive staining of cells of the enterochromaffin system of the guinea pig by an argentaffin and an argyrophile method shows that, as in man and rabbit, they can be divided into (a) those in which all granules are apparently argentaffin, (b) those in which all granules are argyrophile but none are argentaffin, and (c) those in which some granules are argentaffin (as well as argyrophile) while others are purely argyrophile. The presence of the third type makes it evident that no hard and fast line of distinction can be drawn between the so called argentaffin and argyrophile cells.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Medical College, Rohtak, India

    Inderbir Singh

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I am grateful to Mr. Mohan Lal Sharma for help with the photographs and to Mr. Anand Parkash for technical assistance.

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Singh, I. Argyrophile and argentaffin reactions in individual granules of enterochromaffin cells of the guinea pig. Zeitschrift für Zellforschung 73, 549–552 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347082

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