PITFALLS IN HISTOCHEMISTRY: AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO DEMONSTRATE MUCOID SULFATASE ACTIVITY IN MAMMALIAN TISSUE

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1 November 1955

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry

Vol. 3 (6) , 492-494
DOI:10.1177/3.6.492
PMID:13271754

Abstract

Attempts to demonstrate a sulfatase in mammalian tissues attacking sulfated mucopolysaccharides were unsuccessful. Both chemical and histochemical methods were employed. Some risks involved in the use of the lead salt technique in enzyme histochemistry are pointed out.

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