ISSN:
0362-2525
Keywords:
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Chemical analyses of the lipoids in fresh and autolyzed pancreas of the cat have been correlated with the staining reactions of sections of this organ preserved by three cytological methods. Quantities of total fats and of phospholipins, the iodine numbers of total fats and of phospholipins, and the free fatty acid numbers were determined. None of the methods of fixation used reveals the total fat content of the tissue. The intensity of staining of material fixed by Helly's method and stained with acid fuchsin is dependent on the phospholipins of the tissue, but the exact nature of the relationship is not certain. The intensity of staining of material preserved by Champy's method and stained with acid fuchsin can be correlated with the iodine number of the phospholipins of the cells. The degree of blackness of sections preserved by the Kolatchev-Nassonov method can be correlated with the iodine number of the phospholipins of the cells. The free fatty acid content is probably also a significant factor. The methods demonstrate lipoids qualitatively rather than quantitatively. Only physiologically similar cells may justifiably be compared by the cytological methods studied.
Additional Material:
6 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1050560106
