S-100 protein-immunoreactive cells in the bovine ovary.
The present study deals with an immunohistochemical localization of S-100 protein in the bovine ovary. Immunoreactivity for S-100 was observed in various types of cells, as well as in cells of the nervous system. The endothelial cells of arterial vessels, blood capillaries, and lymph vessels; the epithelial cells of ovarian cysts; and the oocytes of normal and atretic follicles showed an S-100 protein positivity. The immunoreactivity also was found in the epithelial cells of the rete ovarii. No cells other than these showed immunoreactivity to the anti-S-100 serum. S-100 protein can be a useful marker for providing information on ovarian function.
Kamiya
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Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Nippon Veterinary and Zootechnical College, Tokyo, Japan.
Tsukushi
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Yamano
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Daigo
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000378:metabolism; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D009418:S100 Proteins