Lectin-binding glycoconjugates in Paramecium primaurelia: Changes with cellular age and starvation

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 321-329

  Ramoino, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; LECTIN;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; STARVATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONCANAVALIN A; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCOCONJUGATES; LECTINS; PARAMECIUM; PLANT LECTINS; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

EID: 0030998940     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004180050117     Document Type: Article

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