M-cells in the rabbit tonsil exhibit distinctive glycoconjugates in their apical membranes

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1033-1042

  Gebert, Andreas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Glycocalyx; Glycoconjugates; Infection; Lectin histochemistry; M cell; Rabbit; Tonsil; Transcytosis; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOPROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOID CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT; TONSIL; TRANSCYTOSIS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029810423     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/44.9.8773569     Document Type: Article

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