Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ANNALS OF ANATOMY-ANATOMISCHER ANZEIGER, cilt.177, sa.1, ss.73-83, 1995 (SCI-Expanded)
In order to investigate the activity of certain enzymes [Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), Acid phosphatase (ACP), Adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase), 5'-Nucleotidase (5'-N)] in the proximal epiphysis of the humerus, tissue specimens were obtained from pregnant rats on the 15th, 17th, 19th and 20th days of gestation and on the 1st, 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th and 60th days of postnatal development. Enzymatic activity in the chondral ossification, in the perichondral areas of the epiphysis, was first seen on the 15th day of gestation. ALP and ATPase could also be observed for the first time in fetuses aged 15 days, whereas ACP and 5'-N could not be dedected. These latter enzymes were observed for the first time in the proximal humeral epiphysis of fetuses aged 17 days. ALP, a marker for hypertrophic and calcifying cartilage, was observed extensively in the central hypertrophic part of the cartilaginous perichondral zones, which showed calcification during the development of the epiphysis. ALP, ATPase and 5'-N activity was very marked in the cytoplasm of osteoblasts and in the periosteal matrix, but strong ACP activity was found in the cells of the chondrolysis zone.