TY - JOUR
T1 - An immunocytochemical study of the carbonic anhydrase I isoenzyme in human oral Merkel cells
AU - Christie, K. N.
AU - Thomson, C.
AU - Hopwood, D.
AU - Harper, A. A.
AU - Ogden, G. R.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Merkel cells in human buccal mucosa and hard palate possess the carbonic anhydrase I isoenzyme (CAI). CAI colocalized immunocytochemically with a range of Merkel cell cytokeratins, namely CK 7, 8, 18, 19 and 20. No other cells in the oral epithelium were immunoreactive for the CAI antibody. The presence of the enzyme may be related to the function of sensory receptors that produce a sustained response to a maintained mechanical stimulus.
AB - Merkel cells in human buccal mucosa and hard palate possess the carbonic anhydrase I isoenzyme (CAI). CAI colocalized immunocytochemically with a range of Merkel cell cytokeratins, namely CK 7, 8, 18, 19 and 20. No other cells in the oral epithelium were immunoreactive for the CAI antibody. The presence of the enzyme may be related to the function of sensory receptors that produce a sustained response to a maintained mechanical stimulus.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-9969(96)00046-5
DO - 10.1016/S0003-9969(96)00046-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030210501
SN - 0003-9969
VL - 41
SP - 901
EP - 904
JO - Archives of Oral Biology
JF - Archives of Oral Biology
IS - 8-9
ER -