Presence of Vicia graminea lectin- and Vicia unijuga lectin-binding (Vgu) glycoprotein in human amniotic fluid and some of its chemical and serological properties

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 455-464

  Ohyama, Kunio ^a   Suzuki, Ryoko ^a   Watanabe, Hajime ^b   Hirakawa, Shun ^b   Yamakawa, Toshio ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fetal antigen; Human amniotic fluid; Vgu glycoprotein; Vicia unijuga lectin

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; SIALOGLYCOPROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LECTIN BINDING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; VICIA FABA;

AMINO ACIDS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANTIGENS, TUMOR-ASSOCIATED, CARBOHYDRATE; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CARBOHYDRATES; CESAREAN SECTION; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEMAGGLUTININS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; LECTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PERCHLORIC ACID; PLANT LECTINS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030906951     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(96)00095-7     Document Type: Article

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