Histochemical studies on sialic acids in the epididymis during post- natal development of the rat

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 667-676

  Ueda, Takashi ^a   Kajita, Kenji ^a   Fujimori, Osamu ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIALIC ACID;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYDRATION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIALIC ACIDS;

EID: 0031739833     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003400307405     Document Type: Article

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