Neoglycoprotein-binding sites (endogenous lectins) in the fallopian tube, uterus and blastocyst of the rabbit during the preimplantation phase and implantation

Acta Anatomica

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 159-171

  Denker, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Fallopian tube; Glycoconjugates; Implantation; Lectins; Rabbit; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ASIALOFETUIN; BETA GALACTOSIDE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; GALACTOSE; GLYCAN; GLYCOCONJUGATE; LACTOSE; LECTIN; MUCIN; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; NEOGLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LECTIN BINDING SITE; MALE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TROPHOBLAST; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA; UTERUS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; TROPHOBLASTS; UTERUS;

EID: 0031400255     PISSN: 00015180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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