Ribonuclease-gold labels heparin in human mast cell granules: New use for an ultrastructural enzyme affinity technique

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 695-706

  Dvorak, Ann M ^a,b   Morgan, Ellen S ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Enzyme affinity gold technique; Granules; Heparin; Human mast cell; Ribosomes; RNA

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL GOLD; GOLD; HEPARIN; RIBONUCLEASE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STRUCTURE; SECRETORY GRANULE; SKIN;

EID: 0031775461     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549804600601     Document Type: Article

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