Zusammenfassung
Eine sich mit Lanthan färbende Substanz, wie sie kürzlich von Wolff u. Schreiner in den intercellulären Räumen der Epidermis beschrieben worden ist, kann auch in Schnitten nachgewiesen werden, die mit Lanthan-Glutaraldehyd fixiert wurden. Bei Fixierung in Glutaraldehyd allein entspricht die lanthan-positive Substanz in den intercellulären Räumen nicht vollständig der desmosomestruktur. Der mögliche chemische Unterschied zwischen der Substanz im intercellulären Raum und dem im desmosome wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit erörtert.
Summary
Lanthanum-staining substance, which has been recently reported by Wolff and Schreiner in the epidermal intercellular spaces, can also be demonstrated in lanthanum-glutaraldehyde fixed sections. With fixation in glutaraldehyde alone, the lanthanum-staining substance in the intercellular spaces is not fully continuous with the desmosome structure. The possible chemical difference between the substance in the intercellular space and that in the desmosome is discussed in this paper.
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Komura, J., Shimada, Y. & Ofuji, S. Lanthanum staining of the epidermal intercellular spaces. Arch. klin. exp. Derm. 235, 221–227 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00510959
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