Expression of a lipocalin in human nasal mucosa

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 819-824

  Scalfari, Francesco ^a   Castagna, Maura ^b   Fattori, Bruno ^b   Andreini, Isabella ^b   Maremmani, Carlo ^c   Pelosi, Paolo ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Asl 1 Massa Carrara   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Industrie Agrarie   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human nasal mucus; Immunohistochemistry; Lipocalins; Odorant binding proteins; Olfaction; Perireceptor events; Tear lipocalin; VEG protein

Indexed keywords

LIPOCALIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACRIMAL GLAND; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SMELLING;

PRIMATES;

EID: 0031423819     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(97)00218-6     Document Type: Article

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