Identification, purification and analysis of a 55 kDa lectin binding glycoprotein present in breast cancer tissue

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 254, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-61

  Streets, A J ^a   Brooks, S A ^a   Dwek, M V ^a   Leathem, A J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Helix pomatia lectin (HPA); IgA1

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LECTIN BINDING; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030588050     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(96)06363-2     Document Type: Article

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