Characterization of the complex carbohydrates in the zona pellucida of mammalian oocytes using lectin histochemistry

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-236

  Parillo, F ^a   Stradaioli, G ^b   Dall'Aglio, C ^a   Verini Supplizi, A ^c  

^a Istituto di Anatomia Normale   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Ostetricia e Ginecologia   (Italy)

^c Produzioni Ammali   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Glycoconjugates; Goat; Lectin; Oocyte; Pig; Sheep; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

DISACCHARIDE; GLYCOCONJUGATE; LECTIN; MONOSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GOAT; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OOCYTE; SHEEP; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; DISACCHARIDES; FEMALE; GLYCOCONJUGATES; GOATS; LECTINS; MAMMALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOSACCHARIDES; OOCYTES; SHEEP; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0029704108     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00366920     Document Type: Article

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