Immunohistochemical detection of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase in normal human tissue

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1101-1108

  Hanigan, Marie H ^a,b   Frierson Jr , Henry F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

GGT129; Glutathione; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Peptide antibody; Glutamyl transpeptidase

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FORMALDEHYDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; TISSUE SECTION; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0029794573     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/44.10.8813074     Document Type: Article

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