Lectin histochemistry of pregnant rat uterine tissues

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 197-205

  Peel, Sandra ^a,c   Bulmer, Judith N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deciduas; Glycoconjugates; Metrial gland; Rodents

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; LECTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HELIX POMATIA; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LECTIN BINDING; METRIAL GLAND; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; METRIAL GLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BAUHINIA PURPUREA; CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; DOLICHOS BIFLORUS; GLYCINE MAX; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA; HELIX POMATIA; LENS CULINARIS; LOTUS TETRAGONOLOBUS; MACLURA POMIFERA; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; RODENTIA; SATIVUM; TETRAGONOLOBUS; TRITICUM; TRITICUM VULGARIS; ULEX; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA;

EID: 0029869812     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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