Ultrastructural localization of binding sites for the lectins RCA I, WGA, and LTA in the preimplantation mouse embryo

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 447-453

  Miosge, Nicolai ^a   Dresp, Werner ^a   Herken, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

lectins RCA I, WGA, LTA; preimplantation mouse embryo; ultrastructural localization

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; LECTIN BINDING SITE; MORULA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030946352     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549704500312     Document Type: Article

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