Comparison of species differences in carbohydrate content of Clara(C) and mucous (M) cells in tracheal epithelium
Parameter
Human
Monkey
Mouse
Abundance
+ + +
+ +
+/-
Periodic acid Schiff
+ (M)
+ (M)
+ (M)
±/- (C)
Alcian blue
+
+ (M)
+ (M)
- (C)
High iron diamine
+ and - (M)
+ and - (M)
- (M)
And - (M)
- (C)
+: positive abundance or staining, with the quantity of + shown representing the intensity; -: negative abundance or staining. Compiled from references [14, 18, 19].