RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Method for showing human spermatogenesis using Arachis hypogaea (AHA) lectin.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 1017
OP 1018
DO 10.1136/jcp.41.9.1017
VO 41
IS 9
A1 C J Jones
A1 E W Benbow
A1 W F Knox
A1 R W Stoddart
YR 1988
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/41/9/1017.abstract
AB Using biotinylated Arachis hypogaea agglutinin (AHA) or peanut lectin (PNA) and an avidin-peroxidase procedure, the various stages of spermatid development were visualised with great clarity; a light haematoxylin counterstain permitted the easy recognition of spermatogenic cells in the same section. This method is particularly useful in the interpretation of poorly fixed material and may be helpful in studies of cyclical maturation of spermatozoa, irrespective of whether the material is obtained at biopsy or necropsy.