title: Neuroendocrine cells in intestinal lamina propria. Detection with antibodies to chromogranin A.
abstract: This study details immunohistochemical experiments showing the location of chromogranin A-containing cells within the lamina propria of rat and human gut. The presence of this marker confirms the presence of neuroendocrine type cells in the lamina propria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Hickey
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Angeletti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D002838:Chromaffin System / Q000032:analysis*; D053379:Chromogranin A; D002864:Chromogranins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D004759:Enterochromaffin Cells / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; C506150:CHGA protein, human; D053379:Chromogranin A; D002864:Chromogranins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C506153:chromogranin A, rat