Protein histochemistry of the granule cells in the small intestine of the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri Richardson |
| |
| Authors: | B Woodward T Bergeron |
| |
| Institution: | Department of Nutrition, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2 W1, Canada |
| |
| Abstract: | The histochemical nature of the protein within the large granules of the intestinal granule cells was examined in rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri , from the time of earliest appearance of the cells in the lamina propria until a layer of granule cells was established in 12-month-old juveniles. At all times the granule cell granules contained large quantities of protein. This material appeared to be predominantly cationic in nature as judged from results obtained with alkaline fast green FCF together with deamination controls. In addition, there was no major acidic protein within the intestinal granule cell granules. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
|
|
