Beyond plant lectin histochemistry: Preparation and application of markers to visualize the cellular capacity for protein-carbohydrate recognition

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 263-277

  Gabius, Hans Joachim ^a   Unverzagt, Carlo ^a   Kayser, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Department of Pathology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agglutinin; Cancer diagnosis; Carbohydrate histochemistry; Glycosylation; Lectin; Neoglycoprotein

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

BINDING SITE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031768330     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299809141120     Document Type: Review

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