Alkaline Phosphatase in the Rabbit Mammary Gland

Histochemical studies on phosphorylase activity in the tissues of the albino rat under normal and experimental conditions

“…Myoepithelial cells (MFC) of different organs and species are remarkable for their strong alkaline phosphatase and adenosine triphosphatase activities [Silver, 1931;Holmes, 1956;Leeson, 1956Leeson, , 1960bGoldstein, 1961;Travill and Hill, 1963;Shear. 1964: Kotiier, 1966Bogart.…”

An attempt at biochemical characterisation of histologically well defined tumours.

“…Mammary adenocarcinomas possess very high alkaline phosphatase activity and a high ratio of alkaline to acid phosphatase activity. The normal mammary gland from which these tumours are derived also possesses remarkably high alkaline phosphatase activity (Holmes, 1956); the role of this enzyme in mammary gland is not yet elucidated. Folly (1949) has postulated that it may play an important role in lactose biosynthesis.…”

Die Myoepithelzellen Und Die Phosphatasehaltigen Strukturen Der Bovinen Milchdrüse

“…Nach Dempsey et al [1947], Silver [1954], Richardson and Pearson [1954] und Holmes [1956] gehen die Myoepithelzellen eine positive R eaktion auf Alkali-Phos phatase u n d können dadurch ebenfalls sichtbar gemacht werden.…”