title: Histochemical study of polysaccharides in the aortic arch of some birds.
abstract: The histochemical study of polysaccharides in the aortic arch of the black vulture, turkey, peking duck, goose and duck, showed that a sialo-mucopolysaccharidic complex is present in the vessel wall and consists of: sialic acid, neutral mucopolysaccharides, hyaluronic acid and Chondrotin sulfate. The concentration of mucopolysaccharides, mainly of the acidic ones, decreases from the inner portions of the media towards the adventicia.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism*; D001717:Birds / Q000378:metabolism*; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D012621:Seasons; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D011134:Polysaccharides; D012794:Sialic Acids; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates