Localization of cortical granule lectin ligand in Xenopus laevis egg jelly

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 647-652

  Mozingo, Nancy M ^a,b   Hedrick, Jerry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anuran fertilization; egg jelly; lectin; ligand; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

LECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030461059     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1996.t01-5-00008.x     Document Type: Article

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