β-EP和胃泌素在大鼠舌下腺的免疫组织化学定位

In order to study the distribution of β-EP and gastrin immunoreactive cells in the sublingual gland, we used the Advidin Biptin-Peroxidase Complex (ABC) immunohistochemical technique to detect the expression of β-EP and gastrin in rat sublingual glands. The results show that the epithelial cells of striated ducts and interlobular ducts appeared β-EP and gastrin positive in immunoreaction and the mucosus and serous acinar cells were immunoreactive negative. The poei-tive substances were distributed in the cytoplasm with negative nuclei. These results suggest that β-EP and gastrin are ex-pressed in the epithelial cells of ducts in the rat sublingual gland, which may play an important role in the secretion and functional regulation of the sublingual gland.