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Amyloid P component in human thyroid

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Virchows Archiv B

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The distribution of amyloid P component in the adult human thyroid was studied by direct immunofluorescence on frozen sections of surgically removed tissue. Amyloid P component shows a striking fibrillary and broken linear distribution in the interfollicular areas. This pattern corresponds to that of reticulin fibres. Amyloid P is also localised to the small amount of elastic tissue in blood vessels but is not demonstrable within cells or in acinar basement membranes.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, Leicester, Great Britain

    C. H. Kendall & F. Walker

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Kendall, C.H., Walker, F. Amyloid P component in human thyroid. Virchows Archiv B Cell Pathol 45, 75–78 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02889853

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