Amyloid P component in human thyroid.
The distribution of amyloid P component in the adult human thyroid was studied by direct immunofluorescence on frozen sections of surgically removed tissue. Amyloid P component shows a striking fibrillary and broken linear distribution in the interfollicular areas. This pattern corresponds to that of reticulin fibres. Amyloid P is also localised to the small amount of elastic tissue in blood vessels but is not demonstrable within cells or in acinar basement membranes.
D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis*; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000032:analysis; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000032:analysis; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000032:analysis*
D000682:Amyloid; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component