Epithelial mucins of the gastro-intestinal tract of Egernia cunninghami.
Epithelial mucins of the gastro-intestinal tract of Egerina cunninghami, an Australian lizard, were investigated by several histochemical stains. The results obtained showed that the gastro-intestinal tract of this reptile has several types of mucus-secreting cells. Mucins secreted by the oesophagus, intestines and cloaca were predominantly acid-sulphated mucins, while the mucus neck cells of the gastric glands produced neutral mucins and the epithelial cells lining the gastric surface secreted a mixture of both neutral and acid mucins.
D000818:Animals; D002988:Cloaca / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D004947:Esophagus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008116:Lizards / Q000378:metabolism*; D009077:Mucins / Q000378:metabolism*
D009077:Mucins