Fig. 1

GCRG213p expression and special acid stains in gastric intestinal metaplasia subtypes. Specific yellow-brown staining was identified in cytoplasm of the well-differentiated absorptive cells that have a brush-like border in IM cells. a, b, c with GCRG213p, a: type I; b: type II; c: type III; d, e, f with AB-PAS stains, d: type I; e: type II; f: type III; g, h, i with HID-AB stains, g: type I; h: type II; i: type III