Localization of penultimate carbohydrate residues in zona pellucida and acrosomes by means of lectin cytochemistry and enzymatic treatments

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 583-592

  Aviles M ^a   Castells, M T ^a   Martinez Menarguez J A ^a   Abascal, I ^a   Ballesta, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DIGOXIGENIN; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSE OXIDASE; LECTIN; SIALIDASE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; ACROSOME; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSE OXIDASE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; LECTINS; MALE; NEURAMINIDASE; PEANUT AGGLUTININ; PLANT LECTINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SOYBEAN PROTEINS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030750481     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026432211012     Document Type: Article

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