Ultrastructural identification of calbindin-D28k-immunoreactive cells in the rat superficial pineal body.
The vitamin-D-dependent calcium-binding protein, calbindin-D28k, was detected immunocytochemically in the majority of pericapillary pinealocytes of the rat superficial pineal body. The interstitial cells were calbindin-negative. The significance of these findings is discussed.
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Institute of Histology and Embryology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
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D000818:Animals; D064092:Calbindin 1; D064026:Calbindins; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000276:immunology*
C576500:Calb1 protein, rat; D064092:Calbindin 1; D064026:Calbindins; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G