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Different glycoconjugates in the submucosal glands of the supraglottis and subglottis. Lectin histochemistry study in the hamster

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Pablo Melgarejo-Moreno  and
Diego Hellin-Meseguer
Pablo Melgarejo-Moreno*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Vega Baja Orihuela, Alicante, Spain.
Diego Hellin-Meseguer
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Vega Baja Orihuela, Alicante, Spain.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Pablo-Melgarejo-Moreno, Servicio de ORL, Hospital de Santa Maria, Alcade Rovina Roure, 4425006 Lleida, Spain Fax: 34-73-238670
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Abstract

A lectin histochemistry study was performed in the supraglottic and subglottic regions of 10 hamsters. The submucosal glands were observed by light microscopy. The supraglottic submucosal glands presented numerous mucous tubules but on the other hand, the subglottic submucosal glands had serous tubules which finished at the distal portion in serous acini. The results suggest that the distribution of fucosylatedmucin and serum-type glycloproteins between the supra- and subglottic submucosal glands suggest a different viscosity and function of the mucus.

Keywords

LectinsLaryngeal mucosaGlycoproteinsMesocricetus auratus

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 5 , May 1997 , pp. 441 - 443
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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