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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
The epithelium of the anal canal from 22 humans was studied in order to demonstrate the possible presence of endocrine cells and melanin-containing cells. Histochemical methods aimed at demonstrating reducing substances, biogenic amines, argyrophilia and melanin, were used. Enterochromaffin cells, and possibly other types of endocrine cells, were demonstrated above the dentate line both in colo-rectal type epithelium and in the anal transitional zone. Melanin-containing cells could also occasionally be found in the anal transitional zone. The presence of endocrine cells in the anal canal epithelium opens up the possibility that carcinoids can originate in this region. Further, the presence of melanin-containing cells might explain the occurrence of malignant melanomas arising above the dentate line.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0018-2214
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
631-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Endocrine cells and melanin-containing cells in the anal canal epithelium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article