Characterization of glycoconjugates in the epididymal epithelium and luminal fluid during postnatal development of the mouse

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 287, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 611-619

  Bendahmane, Malika ^a   Abou Haïla, Aïda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Glycoproteins; Lectins; Mouse (Swiss OF1); Postnatal development

Indexed keywords

FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GLYCOCONJUGATE; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; NEURAMINIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; GOLGI COMPLEX; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; GLYCOPROTEINS; LECTINS; MALE; MICE; PROTEIN BINDING; SEMEN; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031055066     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050784     Document Type: Article

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