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1 National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
This report comprises a short review of (a) the structure, chemical composition, metabolic behavior, and staining reactions of collagen; (b) the comparative histochemical reactions of elastic and oxytalan fibers; and (c) the composition and histochemical reactions of mucopolysaccharides. Some alterations of these structures and their staining reactions with function and periodontal disease were discussed.
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