title: Carbohydrate histochemistry of the alimentary canal of the shi drum, Umbrina cirrosa L.
abstract: Histochemical staining techniques, which differentiate the main categories of carbohydrates, were applied to sections from different segments of the alimentary canal of the shi drum Umbrina cirrosa L. to study patterns of distribution of epithelial glycoconjugates. In the oesophagus, mucous cells contained sulphomucins, together with a small amount of sialomucins. Stomach epithelial cells secreted neutral and acidic glycoconjugates, while gastric glands only produced small quantities of sialomucins. Goblet cells showed the presence of sialo and sulphomucins in the pyloric caeca, whereas intestinal mucous cells secreted sulphated glycoconjugates. This work serves as a baseline for further studies on carbohydrate composition of the mucosa of the shi drum digestive system.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biopatologiche Veterinarie, Sezione di Anatomia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pedini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scocco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Radaelli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fagioli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ceccarelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D004064:Digestive System / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006001:Glycoconjugates / Q000032:analysis*; D016591:Histocytological Preparation Techniques; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010473:Perciformes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D006001:Glycoconjugates