Immunocytochemical demonstration of calcitonin-containing C-cells in the thyroid glands of different mammals.
In the thyroid glands of the horse, pig, deer, mole, and rat, C-cells could be demonstrated by means of the immunocytochemical PAP-technique using rabbit antisera against human calcitonin. Only in ruminants, the cross-reaction between the intracellularly stored antigen and the antibodies used appeared to be incomplete.
D000818:Animals; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000032:analysis*; D003670:Deer; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008971:Moles; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D051381:Rats; D013552:Swine; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000166:cytology*
D002116:Calcitonin