Basal lamina (English spelling) basallamina

Japanese: basal lamina（英語表記）basallamina

…It is a plate-like structure that lines the underside of the epithelium that covers the surface of an animal's body. It is often called the basal lamina because it is structurally completely different from the cell membrane and the membrane inside the cell. It is about 500 to 1000 Å thick, contains mucopolysaccharides and collagen fine fibers, and stains black with silver staining and pink with the periodic acid-Schiff reaction (also known as the PAS reaction), which is a method for staining carbohydrates. …

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Japanese:

…動物の体表をおおう上皮の下側に，その裏打ちをするように張る板状構造物をいう。細胞膜や，細胞内の膜とはまったく構造的に異なるので基底板basal laminaとよばれることが多い。厚さ約500～1000Åで，ムコ多糖類，膠原（こうげん）細繊維を含み，銀染色で黒く染まり，糖質の染色法である過ヨウ素酸シッフ反応periodic acid‐Schiff reaction(別名PAS反応)では桃色に染まる。…

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