Lectin binding patterns in the vomeronasal organ and accessory olfactory bulb of the rat

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 331-339

  Salazar, I ^a   Sanchez Quinteiro P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accessory olfactory bulb; Glycoproteins; Rat; Vomeronasal epithelium; Vomeronasal nerves

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN; SOYBEAN AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LECTIN BINDING; MUCUS SECRETION; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; OLFACTORY BULB; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0031756875     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050188     Document Type: Article

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