title: Immunocytochemical localization of carbonic anhydrase isozyme III in equine thymus.
abstract: Sections of equine thymus were examined for the presence of carbonic anhydrase (CA) isozymes by an immunohistochemical method. Carbonic anhydrase III, a major enzyme of skeletal muscle, was localized in some of the epithelial-reticular cells of the equine thymus. This finding suggests the presence of a new type of cell in the thymic cortex. The concentration of CA-III in the thymus was 17 micrograms/g wet tissue. CA-I and CA-II were not found in equine thymus.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsushita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases