A Study on the Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in the Digestive Tracts of Fishes

魚類消化管의 Alkaline Phosphatase 活性에 관한 硏究

The authors have studied the distribution of alkaline phosphatase in the pharynx, esophagus, stomach (or intestinal bulb), anterior and posterior portions of intestine of three kinds of fishes. The results obtained are as follows: 1. Alkaline phosphatase activity of basal cells in the pharyngeal epithelium of loach and snakehead fish showed moderately positive reaction, and basal cells in the esophagel epithelium of loach and eel showed also moderately positive reaction. 2. Goblet cells of pharynx, esophagus, intestinal bulb and intestinal mucosa, and gastric glandular cells of the above fishes showed negative reaction for alkaline phosphatase. 3. Strongly positive reaction for alkaline phosphatase was observed at both intestinal bulb and the free border of intestinal epithelium, but weak positive reaction at the free border of posterior portion of loach intestine.

著者들은 3種의 어류를 재료로 하여, 咽頭, 食道, 胃, 前場部 및 後場部 alkaline phosphatase의 分布상태를 비교관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 미꾸리, 가물치의 咽頭上皮 細胞層에서 중등도의 alkaline phosphatase 양성반응을, 미꾸리와 뱀장어의 食道上皮의 基底細胞層에 증등도의 양성반응을 보였다. 2. 上記 全 魚類의 咽頭, 食道, 腸管膨大部 및 腸粘膜의 杯狀細胞와 胃腺細胞에서는 alkaline phosphatase 활성은 관찰할 수 없었다. 3. 腸管膨大部 및 腸上皮 유리연에 강한 alkaline phosphatase 양성반응을 관찰할 수 있었으나, 미꾸리의 後場部의 上皮유리연에서는 미약한 반응을 보였다.