Research Article

Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Analysis of the Stomach of Rhinella icterica (Anura, Bufonidae)

Table 3

Lectin histochemical labeling in the stomach of R. icterica.

LectinsInhibitory sugarEpithelial cellsMucous neck cellsOxynticopeptic cellsMEC

GSL1α-Gal, α-GalNAc+++++++
PNAβ-Gal>GalNAc+++++/−
Jacalinβ-Gal>GalNAc++++++/−
LCAα-Man, α-Glc++++
SBAα>β-GalNAc++++++
STLα/β-GlcNAc+

(+) weak positive reaction; (++) moderate reaction; (+++) strong reaction; (−) negative reaction.