title: Fluorescent granular cells of the thymus can be identified as dendritic macrophages.
abstract: Fluorescent granular cells of the thymus lobule containing neurotransmitter monoamines express Ia antigen and S-100 protein, which attests to their macrophage origin; positive staining with aldehyde fuchsin points to secretion of peptide hormones by these cells. These facts and the absence of phagocytic activity allow to identify these cells as dendritic macrophages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biology, I. N. Ulyanov Chuvash State Medical Institute, Cheboksary.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Sergeeva
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Smorodchenko
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kirillov
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Petrova
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Olangin
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Spirin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000032:analysis; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008264:Macrophages / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D009418:S100 Proteins