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Distribution of albumin in normal and regenerating livers of mice

A light microscopic immunohistochemical and autoradiographic study

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The conditions affecting the immunohistochemical identification of albumin in livers of male NMRI-mice were investigated by light microscopy. In normal livers albumin is randomly distributed, revealing a pancytoplasmic nearly homogen reaction in groups of hepatocytes or single parenchymal cells. However, combined autoradiographic studies after pulse labelling with 3H-valin and perfusion experiments with human albumin indicate that this distribution is caused by albumin from blood plasma and does not reflect true protein synthesis. After perfusion of the livers followed by immunohistochemical amplification techniques which allowed to dilute the primary antibody up to 1:30,000, albumin could be detected nearly in all liver parenchymal cells as granular deposits decreasing in its density from periportal fields towards the terminal hepatic venules.

In regenerating livers due to partial hepatectomy no remarkable differences in granular albumin deposits between G1- and S-phase of the cell cycle could be detected as was demonstrated by combined immunohistochemistry and 3H-dThd-autoradiography. However, during mitosis the content of albumin was often considerably reduced.

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  1. Department of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Auerbachstraße 110, D-7000, Stuttgart 50, Germany

    H. -V. Tuczek, P. Fritz, A. Grau, A Mischlinsky, T. Wagner & G. Wegner

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Tuczek, H.V., Fritz, P., Grau, A. et al. Distribution of albumin in normal and regenerating livers of mice. Histochemistry 83, 165–169 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00495148

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