The light and electron microscopic distribution of acid phosphatase activity in human normal oesophageal epithelium
- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Molecular Histology
- Vol. 10 (2) , 159-170
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01003301
Abstract
Acid phosphatase activity in human normal oesophageal epithelium was studied with light and electron microscopic techniques. The maximum activity was found to be in the prickle and lower functional layers. Electron microscopic examination revealed activity to be localized in GERL, lysosomes and membrane coating granules. These last structures probably secreted their content into the intercellular space in the central part of the functional layer. Thick sections (0.5 μm) with tilting showed GERL to consist of anastomosing tubules.This publication has 25 references indexed in Scilit:
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