( ( The ( characteristic ( staining pattern ) ) ) ( ( ( ( ( ( consisted ( of ( ( dense ( , ( linear staining ) ) ) ( of ( the ( plasma membrane ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( with ( accentuation ( at ( cell-cell borders ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( ( with or ) without ) ( cytoplasmic staining ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ characteristic) (NN staining) (NN pattern)) (VP (VBD consisted) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ dense) (, ,) (JJ linear) (NN staining)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN plasma) (NN membrane))))) (, ,) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NN accentuation)) (PP (IN at) (NP (JJ cell-cell) (NNS borders))))) (, ,) (PP (IN with) (CC or) (IN without) (NP (JJ cytoplasmic) (NN staining)))) (. .)))
The characteristic staining pattern consisted of dense, linear staining of the plasma membrane, with accentuation at cell-cell borders, with or without cytoplasmic staining.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NN plasma) (NN membrane)) (VP (VBZ encloses) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN border)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN animal) (NNS cells))))) (. .)))