title: Lysozyme is a component of human vascular elastic fibers.
abstract: Lysozyme has been demonstrated in the elastic fibers of normal human arteries and veins by the peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique. Preliminary trypsinization of paraffin sections is necessary to unmask the immunoreactive lysozyme.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000201:enzymology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009113:Muramidase / Q000032:analysis*; D011817:Rabbits; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009113:Muramidase; D014357:Trypsin