Cellular carbohydrate moieties of 65 human dysonotogenetic brain tumors (craniopharyngioma, epidermoid/dermoid, Rathke cleft cyst, germinoma and non-germinomatous germ-cell tumors) and 60 common brain tumors (glioma, meningioma, neurinoma and pituitary adenoma) were investigated histochemically
The maturation process of basal cells in craniopharyngiomas was studied using a panel of lectins, and antibodies against cytokeratin 13 and bcl-2 protein, using oral mucosa for comparison. Seven lectins were employed: peanut (Arachis hypogaea) agglutinin, Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA), Ulex